"Drug Utilization" 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 utilization of drugs as reported in individual hospital studies, FDA studies, marketing, or consumption, etc. This includes drug stockpiling, and patient drug profiles.
| Descriptor ID |
D004363
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.706.477
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Utilization- Drug Utilization
- Utilization, Drug
- Drug Utilizations
- Utilizations, Drug
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Utilization" by people in Profiles.
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Enhanced recovery protocol for transoral robotic surgery demonstrates improved analgesia and narcotic use reduction. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 Nov - Dec; 41(6):102649.
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Enhanced recovery after surgery in head and neck surgery: Reduced opioid use and length of stay. Laryngoscope. 2020 05; 130(5):1227-1232.
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A prospective randomized comparative study of postoperative pain control using an epidural catheter in patients undergoing posterior lumbar interbody fusion. Eur Spine J. 2016 05; 25(5):1601-1607.
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Intravenous thrombolysis for stroke increases over time at primary stroke centers. Stroke. 2012 Mar; 43(3):875-7.
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Hospital and societal costs of antimicrobial-resistant infections in a Chicago teaching hospital: implications for antibiotic stewardship. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Oct 15; 49(8):1175-84.
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Early and later onset type 2 diabetes in uninsured patients: clinical and behavioral differences. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2008 Nov; 19(4):1119-35.
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Impact of ethnicity and gender differences on angiographic coronary artery disease prevalence and in-hospital mortality in the American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Circulation. 2008 Apr 08; 117(14):1787-801.
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An educational intervention to improve antimicrobial use in a hospital-based long-term care facility. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Aug; 55(8):1236-42.
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QUEST-RA: quantitative clinical assessment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis seen in standard rheumatology care in 15 countries. Ann Rheum Dis. 2007 Nov; 66(11):1491-6.
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Pharmacists' perceptions of the effectiveness of antimicrobial control programs. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006 Dec 15; 63(24):2504-8.