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MeSH Heading: Drug Contamination
Tree Number(s): N06.850.360
Unique ID: D004340
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004340
Annotation: can be used for contamination of any Category D term
Scope Note: The presence of organisms, or any foreign material that makes a drug preparation impure.
Entry Term(s): Drug Adulteration; Drug Contamination, Chemical; Drug Contamination, Microbial; Drug Contamination, Physical; Drug Impurity
Public MeSH Note: 74; DRUG ADULTERATION was heading 1963-76
Online Note: use DRUG CONTAMINATION to search DRUG ADULTERATION 1966-76
History Note: 74; DRUG ADULTERATION was heading 1963-76
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/07/01

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