 Drug Utilization Review
"Drug Utilization Review" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Formal programs for assessing drug prescription against some standard. Drug utilization review may consider clinical appropriateness, cost effectiveness, and, in some cases, outcomes. Review is usually retrospective, but some analysis may be done before drugs are dispensed (as in computer systems which advise physicians when prescriptions are entered). Drug utilization review is mandated for Medicaid programs beginning in 1993.
| Descriptor ID |
D017723
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.706.477.400 N04.761.879.300 N05.700.900.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Utilization Review- Drug Utilization Review
- Evaluation, Drug Utilization
- Drug-Use Review
- Drug Use Review
- Drug-Use Reviews
- Reviews, Drug-Use
- Review, Drug Utilization
- Drug Utilization Reviews
- Reviews, Drug Utilization
- Utilization Reviews, Drug
- Utilization Review, Drug
- Drug Utilization Evaluation
- Drug Utilization Evaluations
- Evaluations, Drug Utilization
- Utilization Evaluation, Drug
- Utilization Evaluations, Drug
- Review, Drug-Use
- Review, Drug Use
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Utilization Review" by people in Profiles.
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Courter JD, Parker SK, Thurm C, Kronman MP, Weissman SJ, Shah SS, Hersh AL, Brogan TV, Patel SJ, Smith MJ, Lee BR, Newland JG, Gerber JS. Accuracy of Administrative Data for Antimicrobial Administration in Hospitalized Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 Aug 17; 7(3):261-263.
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McCulloh RJ, Queen MA, Lee B, Yu D, Stach L, Goldman J, Myers A, Pate B, Newland JG. Clinical Impact of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Pediatric Hospitalist Practice, a 5-Year Retrospective Analysis. Hosp Pediatr. 2015 Oct; 5(10):520-7.
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Goldman JL, Newland JG. New Horizons for Pediatric Antibiotic Stewardship. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2015 Sep; 29(3):503-11.
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Newland JG, Gerber JS, Weissman SJ, Shah SS, Turgeon C, Hedican EB, Thurm C, Hall M, Courter J, Brogan TV, Maples H, Lee BR, Hersh AL. Prevalence and characteristics of antimicrobial stewardship programs at freestanding children's hospitals in the United States. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Mar; 35(3):265-71.
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