"Nonprescription Drugs" 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.
Medicines that can be sold legally without a DRUG PRESCRIPTION.
| Descriptor ID |
D004366
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D26.530
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| Concept/Terms |
Nonprescription Drugs- Nonprescription Drugs
- Drugs, Nonprescription
- Medicines, Patent
- OTC Drugs
- Drugs, OTC
- Over-the-Counter Drugs
- Drugs, Over-the-Counter
- Over the Counter Drugs
- Patent Medicines
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- Drugs, Non Prescription
- Non-Prescription Drugs
- Non Prescription Drugs
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nonprescription Drugs" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of warning placement on the information processing of college students reading an OTC drug facts panel. J Am Coll Health. 2018 May-Jun; 66(4):237-245.
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Assessing a conceptual model of over-the-counter medication misuse, adverse drug events and health-related quality of life in an elderly population. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2016 Jan; 16(1):103-10.
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Impact of over-the-counter medication use on patients' health-related quality of life: development and psychometric validation of Over-the-Counter Medication Impact Scale. Clin Drug Investig. 2014 Apr; 34(4):277-86.
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Use/misuse of over-the-counter medications and associated adverse drug events among HIV-infected patients. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2008 Sep; 4(3):292-301.
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Evaluation of facsimile cards for pharmacy-access products containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2008 Jan-Feb; 48(1):52-7.
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Impact of bilingual product information labels on Spanish-speaking adults' ability to comprehend OTC information. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2007 Dec; 3(4):410-25.
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Obstruction of critical information on over-the-counter medication packages by external tags. Ann Pharmacother. 2005 Feb; 39(2):249-54.