"Drug Implants" 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.
Small containers or pellets of a solid drug implanted in the body to achieve sustained release of the drug.
| Descriptor ID |
D004343
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D26.255.210.315
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Drug Implants" by people in this website by year, and whether "Drug Implants" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Implants" by people in Profiles.
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Gonzales J, Acharya NR, Sugar EA, Burke AE, Vitale AT, Gupta V, Dunn JP, Lightman SL, Thorne JE, Kim RY, Yeh S, Altaweel MM, Kempen JH, Holbrook JT, Jabs DA. Macular Edema Ranibizumab versus Intravitreal Anti-inflammatory Therapy Trial: 24-Week Outcomes of Uveitic Macular Edema Re-treatment. Ophthalmology. 2025 May; 132(5):527-537.
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Tsevat D, Mercier R, Bernheimer C, Lin S, Schwartz B. Amenorrhea in adolescents using the etonogestrel contraceptive implant. Contraception. 2024 05; 133:110413.
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Peck TJ, Patel SN, Ho AC. Endophthalmitis after cataract surgery: an update on recent advances. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2021 Jan; 32(1):62-68.
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Kempen JH, Van Natta ML, Friedman DS, Altaweel MM, Ansari H, Dunn JP, Elner SG, Holbrook JT, Lim LL, Sugar EA, Jabs DA. Incidence and Outcome of Uveitic Glaucoma in Eyes With Intermediate, Posterior, or Panuveitis Followed up to 10 Years After Randomization to Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant or Systemic Therapy. Am J Ophthalmol. 2020 11; 219:303-316.
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Kuley B, Storey PP, Pancholy M, Obeid A, Murphy J, Goodman J, Wibbelsman TD, Regillo C, Chiang A. Ocular Hypertension Following Intravitreal Injection of 0.7mg Dexamethasone Implant versus 2mg Triamcinolone. Semin Ophthalmol. 2020 Feb 17; 35(2):141-146.
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Adams OE, Schechet SA, Hariprasad SM. Discontinuous to continuous therapy for persistent diabetic macular edema leads to reduction in treatment frequency. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2021 Mar; 31(2):612-619.
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Venincasa MJ, Sridhar J. Inadvertent Subconjunctival Injection of a Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 Mar 01; 137(3):e184149.
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Thanos A, Todorich B, Yonekawa Y, Papakostas TD, Khundkar T, Eliott D, Dass AB, Williams GA, Capone A, Faia LJ, Wolfe JD, Hassan TS, Ruby AJ. DEXAMETHASONE INTRAVITREAL IMPLANT FOR THE TREATMENT OF RECALCITRANT MACULAR EDEMA AFTER RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT REPAIR. Retina. 2018 Jun; 38(6):1084-1090.
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Deshmukh P, Antell K, Brown EJ. Contraception Update: Progestin-Only Implants and Injections. FP Essent. 2017 Nov; 462:25-29.
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Rahimy E, Khurana RN. Anterior segment migration of dexamethasone implant: risk factors, complications, and management. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2017 May; 28(3):246-251.