"Prescription Drugs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Drugs that cannot be sold legally without a prescription.
| Descriptor ID |
D055553
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D26.670
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Prescription Drugs".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Prescription Drugs".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Prescription Drugs" by people in this website by year, and whether "Prescription Drugs" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prescription Drugs" by people in Profiles.
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Trajectories of Treatment Disruption for Chronic Outpatient Medications for U.S. Veterans During Drug Shortages. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2026 Jun; 35(6):e70393.
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Effects of the prescription drug monitoring program mandate on queries of controlled substance prescriptions: Findings from Texas. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2025 Jul-Aug; 65(4):102402.
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Incremental health care expenditures for non-Hodgkin lymphoma in comparison with other cancers: Analysis of national survey data. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2023 May; 29(5):480-489.
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Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertisement and Prescribing Practices: Evidence Review and Practical Guidance for Clinicians. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 05; 36(5):1390-1394.
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National trends in prescription drug expenditures and projections for 2020. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2020 07 23; 77(15):1213-1230.
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Caring for Critically Ill Adults With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in a PICU: Recommendations by Dual Trained Intensivists. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 07; 21(7):607-619.
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Marginal Health Care Expenditure Burden Among U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis: 2010-2015. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2020 Jun; 26(6):741-749.
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Factors Associated with Entering the Prescription Drug Coverage Gap Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Popul Health Manag. 2021 04; 24(2):241-248.
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Prescription drug disposal: Products available for home use. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2020 Jul - Aug; 60(4):e7-e13.
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Medication-induced hyperglycemia: pediatric perspective. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2020 01; 8(1).