"Drugs, Essential" 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.
Drugs considered essential to meet the health needs of a population as well as to control drug costs.
| Descriptor ID |
D018954
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D26.355
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Drugs, Essential".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drugs, Essential" by people in Profiles.
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Executive Order on Ensuring Essential Medicines-All Bark, No Bite? Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 07; 96(7):1714-1717.
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Should COVID-19 Vaccines Authorized for Emergency Use Be Considered "Essential" Medicines? Health Hum Rights. 2021 Jun; 23(1):145-150.
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Pharmacological and clinical application of heparin progress: An essential drug for modern medicine. Biomed Pharmacother. 2021 Jul; 139:111561.
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A review of prospective pathways and impacts of COVID-19 on the accessibility, safety, quality, and affordability of essential medicines and vaccines for universal health coverage in Africa. Global Health. 2021 04 08; 17(1):42.
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Supply-chain strategies for essential medicines in rural western Kenya during COVID-19. Bull World Health Organ. 2021 May 01; 99(5):388-392.
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Can we do for other essential medicines what we are doing for the COVID-19 vaccine? BMJ Glob Health. 2021 02; 6(2).
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On Patient Safety: Mirroring the Strategies Used for Delivering COVID-19 Medications May Improve How Developing Countries Obtain Essential Medicines. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2021 Feb 01; 479(2):236-238.
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The Pandemic and the Supply Chain: Gaps in Pharmaceutical Production and Distribution. Am J Public Health. 2021 04; 111(4):635-639.
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Iran, sanctions, and the COVID-19 crisis. J Med Econ. 2020 Dec; 23(12):1461-1465.
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Rapid Assessment of Price Instability and Paucity of Medicines and Protection for COVID-19 Across Asia: Findings and Public Health Implications for the Future. Front Public Health. 2020; 8:585832.