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MeSH Heading: Drug Therapy
Tree Number(s): E02.319
Unique ID: D004358
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004358
Annotation: general only: prefer /‌drug ther with disease term: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.26; note entry term CHEMOTHERAPY: prefer specific chemical or chemical group, e.g., chemotherapy of lymphoma = LYMPHOMA /‌drug ther + ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS /‌ther use, not DRUG THERAPY
Scope Note: The use of DRUGS to treat a DISEASE or its symptoms. One example is the use of ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS to treat CANCER.
Entry Version: DRUG THER
Entry Term(s): Chemotherapy; Pharmacotherapy; Therapy, Drug
See Also: Medication Errors; Pharmacologic Actions
Entry Combination: adverse effects:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Entry Combination: adverse effects:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M0006850
Scope Note: The use of DRUGS to treat a DISEASE or its symptoms. One example is the use of ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS to treat CANCER.
Terms: Drug Therapy Preferred Term
Term UI T013309
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Chemotherapy
Term UI T013307
Date01/16/1975
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Pharmacotherapy
Term UI T013310
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Therapy, Drug
Term UI T013308
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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