"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".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 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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Association of substance use with outcomes in mildly ill COVID-19 outpatients. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 12; 74:27-31.
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Over-the-Counter Availability of Rescue Inhalers for Asthma. JAMA. 2022 07 12; 328(2):215-216.
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Cardiorenal Safety of OTC Analgesics. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther. 2018 03; 23(2):103-118.
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Trends in the use of topical over the counter products in the management of dermatologic disease in the United States. Dermatol Online J. 2012 Feb 15; 18(2):1.
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Current management and recommendations for access to antiviral therapy of herpes labialis. J Clin Virol. 2012 Jan; 53(1):6-11.
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Intentional Coricidin product exposures among Illinois adolescents. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2011 Nov; 37(6):509-14.
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Use of prescription and over-the-counter medications and dietary supplements among older adults in the United States. JAMA. 2008 Dec 24; 300(24):2867-78.
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The effects of inhaled L-methamphetamine on athletic performance while riding a stationary bike: a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Br J Sports Med. 2009 Oct; 43(11):832-5.
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Prescribing "placebo treatments": results of national survey of US internists and rheumatologists. BMJ. 2008 Oct 23; 337:a1938.
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Antioxidant use in Friedreich ataxia. J Neurol Sci. 2008 Apr 15; 267(1-2):174-6.