"Drug Utilization Review" 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.
Formal programs for assessing drug prescription against some standard. Drug utilization review may consider clinical appropriateness, cost effectiveness, and, in some cases, outcomes. Review is usually retrospective, but some analysis may be done before drugs are dispensed (as in computer systems which advise physicians when prescriptions are entered). Drug utilization review is mandated for Medicaid programs beginning in 1993.
| Descriptor ID |
D017723
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.706.477.400 N04.761.879.300 N05.700.900.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Utilization Review- Drug Utilization Review
- Evaluation, Drug Utilization
- Drug-Use Review
- Drug Use Review
- Drug-Use Reviews
- Reviews, Drug-Use
- Review, Drug Utilization
- Drug Utilization Reviews
- Reviews, Drug Utilization
- Utilization Reviews, Drug
- Utilization Review, Drug
- Drug Utilization Evaluation
- Drug Utilization Evaluations
- Evaluations, Drug Utilization
- Utilization Evaluation, Drug
- Utilization Evaluations, Drug
- Review, Drug-Use
- Review, Drug Use
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Utilization Review" by people in Profiles.
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Lakhter V, Zack CJ, Brailovsky Y, Chatterjee S, Aggarwal V, Rao KA, Crabbe D, Zhao H, Choi E, Kolluri R, Bashir R. Sex differences in utilization and outcomes of catheter-directed thrombolysis in patients with proximal lower extremity deep venous thrombosis - Insights from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Vasc Med. 2017 04; 22(2):128-134.
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Sullivan KM, Suh S, Monk H, Chuo J. Personalised performance feedback reduces narcotic prescription errors in a NICU. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013 Mar; 22(3):256-62.
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Philp JC, Maselli J, Pachter LM, Cabana MD. Complementary and alternative medicine use and adherence with pediatric asthma treatment. Pediatrics. 2012 May; 129(5):e1148-54.
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Stefanacci RG. Financial oversight of medication use: an expanded role for consultant pharmacists. Consult Pharm. 2012 Apr; 27(4):290-5.
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Ong KL, Villarraga ML, Lau E, Carreon LY, Kurtz SM, Glassman SD. Off-label use of bone morphogenetic proteins in the United States using administrative data. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Sep 01; 35(19):1794-800.
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Lasky T, Lawless ST, Greenspan J. Quality care for children: inpatient medication use in a mid-Atlantic hospital system 2000-2003. Am J Med Qual. 2010 May-Jun; 25(3):225-31.
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Pines JM, Morton MJ, Datner EM, Hollander JE. Systematic delays in antibiotic administration in the emergency department for adult patients admitted with pneumonia. Acad Emerg Med. 2006 Sep; 13(9):939-45.
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Zisselman MH, Smith RV, Smith SA, Daskalakis C, Sanchez F. Racial and socioeconomic differences in psychiatric symptoms in nursing home residents: a minimum data set-based pilot study. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2006 Jan; 7(1):17-22.
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Stefanacci RG. Strategies for developing a successful Medicare part D formulary. Manag Care. 2005 May; 14(5 Suppl):3-10.
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Lindblad CI, Artz MB, Pieper CF, Sloane RJ, Hajjar ER, Ruby CM, Schmader KE, Hanlon JT. Potential drug-disease interactions in frail, hospitalized elderly veterans. Ann Pharmacother. 2005 Mar; 39(3):412-7.