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MeSH Heading: Prescription Drug Misuse
Tree Number(s): C25.775.342.500; F03.900.384.500
Unique ID: D063487
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D063487
Scope Note: Improper use of prescription drugs or medications outside the intended purpose, scope, or guidelines for use.
Entry Term(s): NMUPD; Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs; Prescription Medicine Misuse
See Also: Inappropriate Prescribing; Medication Errors; Substance-Related Disorders
Public MeSH Note: 2013
History Note: 2013
Date Introduced: 2013/01/01
Last Updated: 2023/05/31

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

Concept UI: M0023903
Scope Note: Improper use of prescription drugs or medications outside the intended purpose, scope, or guidelines for use.
Terms: Prescription Drug Misuse Preferred Term
Term UI T828583
Date08/24/2012
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2013); Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs
Term UI T855628
Date02/26/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Prescription Medicine Misuse
Term UI T000925230
Date05/23/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); NMUPD
Term UI T852160
Date12/16/2013
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (2015)

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