"Drug Substitution" 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.
The practice of replacing one prescribed drug with another that is expected to have the same clinical or psychological effect.
| Descriptor ID |
D057915
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.307.312 N02.421.668.778.500.312
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Substitution- Drug Substitution
- Drug Substitutions
- Substitution, Drug
- Substitutions, Drug
- Therapeutic Substitution
- Substitution, Therapeutic
- Substitutions, Therapeutic
- Therapeutic Substitutions
- Drug Switching
- Drug Switchings
- Switching, Drug
- Switchings, Drug
Generic Substitution- Generic Substitution
- Generic Substitutions
- Substitution, Generic
- Substitutions, Generic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Substitution" by people in Profiles.
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Public deliberation to assess patient views on biosimilar medication switching for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Oct 09; 24(1):1209.
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Corneal Manifestations of Miltefosine Toxicity in Acanthamoeba Keratitis. Ophthalmology. 2021 09; 128(9):1273.
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Treatment Sequences After Discontinuing a Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Comparison of Cycling Versus Swapping Strategies. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 10; 73(10):1461-1469.
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Outcomes of relapsed mantle cell lymphoma patients after discontinuing acalabrutinib. Am J Hematol. 2021 05 01; 96(5):E137-E140.
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Converting Men From Clomiphene Citrate to Natesto for Hypogonadism Improves Libido, Maintains Semen Parameters, and Reduces Estradiol. Urology. 2021 02; 148:141-144.
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Maintenance of Acromegaly Control in Patients Switching From Injectable Somatostatin Receptor Ligands to Oral Octreotide. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 10 01; 105(10).
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Effects of Icosapent Ethyl (Eicosapentaenoic Acid Ethyl Ester) on Atherogenic Lipid/Lipoprotein, Apolipoprotein, and Inflammatory Parameters in Patients With Elevated High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (from the ANCHOR Study). Am J Cardiol. 2019 09 01; 124(5):696-701.
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Pain Management for Patients With Advanced Cancer in the Opioid Epidemic Era. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2019 Jan; 39:24-35.
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Pharmacokinetics of isoniazid: The good, the bad, and the alternatives. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2019 05; 116S:S66-S70.
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Action on neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD): recommendations for management and service provision in the UK hospital eye service. Eye (Lond). 2019 03; 33(Suppl 1):1-21.