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MeSH Heading: Drug Therapy, Combination
Tree Number(s): E02.319.310
Unique ID: D004359
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004359
Annotation: IM when general; NIM when with specific drugs; differentiate from DRUG COMBINATIONS which is single preparation of multiple drugs; note entry term POLYCHEMOTHERAPY: do not confuse with POLYPHARMACY which is available for the use of multiple drugs administered to the same patient
Scope Note: Therapy with two or more separate preparations given for a combined effect.
Entry Version: DRUG THER COMBINATION
Entry Term(s): Chemotherapy, Combination; Combination Chemotherapy; Combination Drug Therapy; Drug Polytherapy; Polychemotherapy; Therapy, Combination Drug
See Also: Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Drug Combinations; Drug Synergism
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/22

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

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: M0006851
Scope Note: Therapy with two or more separate preparations given for a combined effect.
Terms: Drug Therapy, Combination Preferred Term
Term UI T013315
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1974); Chemotherapy, Combination
Term UI T013311
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Combination Chemotherapy
Term UI T013312
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Combination Drug Therapy
Term UI T013313
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Therapy, Combination Drug
Term UI T013314
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Drug Polytherapy
Term UI T750599
Date05/05/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2010)

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