"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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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Nonprescription Drugs".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Nonprescription Drugs".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nonprescription Drugs" by people in this website by year, and whether "Nonprescription Drugs" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nonprescription Drugs" by people in Profiles.
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Preventing Home Medication Administration Errors. Pediatrics. 2021 12 01; 148(6).
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Important considerations for drugs, nutritional, and herbal supplements in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients. Pediatr Transplant. 2021 02; 25(1):e13881.
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Critical Differences Between Dietary Supplement and Prescription Omega-3 Fatty Acids: A Narrative Review. Adv Ther. 2020 02; 37(2):656-670.
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Safety of Over-the-Counter Medications in Pregnancy. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2019 Jul/Aug; 44(4):196-205.
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The Safety of Appropriate Use of Over-the-Counter Proton Pump Inhibitors: An Evidence-Based Review and Delphi Consensus. Drugs. 2017 Apr; 77(5):547-561.
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Addressing the evidence for FDA nicotine replacement therapy label changes: a policy statement of the Association for the Treatment of Tobacco use and Dependence and the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Nicotine Tob Res. 2014 Jul; 16(7):909-14.
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Adherence to and reasons for premature discontinuation from stop-smoking medications: data from the ITC Four-Country Survey. Nicotine Tob Res. 2011 Feb; 13(2):94-102.
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Managing common foot problems in older adults. J Gerontol Nurs. 2010 Oct; 36(10):9-14.
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Impact of a policy allowing for over-the-counter statins. Qual Prim Care. 2010; 18(5):301-6.
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Advice on using over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy-patch, gum, or lozenge-to quit smoking. Addict Behav. 2007 Oct; 32(10):2140-50.