Structured Summary
Abstract
Drugs that cannot be sold legally without a prescription.
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Prescription Drug
- Drug, Prescription
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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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Indexing Annotation
note category: do not confuse with DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS are the written directions for obtaining drugs; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS are the drugs that are prescribed
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History Note
2009
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Previous Indexing
- Pharmaceutical Preparations (1963-2008)
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QV 55
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Prescription Drugs. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055553. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055553
- Prescription Drugs. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescription_drug
- Prescription Drugs. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1643563