Chemicals and Drugs

Essential Drugs

Drugs considered essential to meet the health needs of a population as well as to control drug costs.

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Abstract

Drugs considered essential to meet the health needs of a population as well as to control drug costs.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Drugs, Essential

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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History Note

1996

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Previous Indexing

  • Drugs (1978-1995)

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  1. D26.355w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Essential Drugs. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018954. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018954
  2. Essential Drugs. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_medicines
  3. Essential Drugs. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35456