drug substitution

Preferred Label : drug substitution;

MeSH definition : The practice of replacing one prescribed drug with another that is expected to have the same clinical or psychological effect.;

MeSH synonym : drug substitutions; substitution, drug; substitutions, drug; drug switching; drug switchings; switching, drug; switchings, drug; therapeutic substitution; substitution, therapeutic; substitutions, therapeutic; therapeutic substitutions;

Related MeSH term : generic substitution; Generic Substitutions; Substitution, Generic; Substitutions, Generic;

Details

Origin ID

D057915;

UMLS CUI

C2936279;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- drug substitution [MeSH concept]
- generic substitution [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- drugs, generic [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Health Care Activity [UMLS semantic type]

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