"Prescription Drug Misuse" 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.
Improper use of prescription drugs or medications outside the intended purpose, scope, or guidelines for use.
| Descriptor ID |
D063487
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.306.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Prescription Drug Misuse- Prescription Drug Misuse
- Drug Misuse, Prescription
- Misuse, Prescription Drug
- Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs
- Non Medical Use of Prescription Drugs
- NMUPD
- Prescription Medicine Misuse
- Medicine Misuse, Prescription
- Misuse, Prescription Medicine
- Prescription Medicine Misuses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 2018 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prescription Drug Misuse" by people in Profiles.
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Emerging cases of mucormycosis under COVID-19 pandemic in India: Misuse of antibiotics. Drug Dev Res. 2021 11; 82(7):880-882.
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Effect of COVID-19 disruptions on young adults' affect and substance use in daily life. Psychol Addict Behav. 2021 Jun; 35(4):391-401.
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COBRE on Opioid and Overdose: A Collaborative Research-Based Center Addressing the Crises in Rhode Island and Beyond. R I Med J (2013). 2021 Apr 01; 104(3):22-26.
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Opioids and the COVID-19 pandemic: does chronic opioid use or misuse increase clinical vulnerability? Br J Anaesth. 2020 10; 125(4):e382-e383.
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Opioid and Cannabis Co-Use among Adults With Chronic Pain: Relations to Substance Misuse, Mental Health, and Pain Experience. J Addict Med. 2019 Jul/Aug; 13(4):287-294.
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Physician prescribing practices and opioid misuse in the USA. Lancet Psychiatry. 2019 03; 6(3):e7.
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Proton pump inhibitors: use and misuse in the clinical setting. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2018 Nov; 11(11):1123-1134.
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Overuse of antimicrobials and over-hospitalization in an adult measles cluster in the Florence area during the ongoing Italian outbreak. Infection. 2018 Dec; 46(6):891-892.
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Non-medical use of prescription drugs and cultural orientation among college students in China. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2018 11 01; 192:271-276.
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Crude estimates of prescription opioid-related misuse and use disorder populations towards informing intervention system need in Canada. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2018 08 01; 189:76-79.