"Drug Implants" 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.
Small containers or pellets of a solid drug implanted in the body to achieve sustained release of the drug.
| Descriptor ID |
D004343
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D26.255.210.315
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Drug Implants" by people in this website by year, and whether "Drug Implants" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Implants" by people in Profiles.
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The 0.19-mg Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant for the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema: An Expert Consensus. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2023 03; 54(3):166-173.
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Three-Year Safety and Efficacy of the 0.19-mg Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implant for Diabetic Macular Edema: The PALADIN Study. Ophthalmology. 2022 06; 129(6):605-613.
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Discontinuous to continuous therapy for persistent diabetic macular edema leads to reduction in treatment frequency. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2021 Mar; 31(2):612-619.
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Novel Use of Biodissolvable Stent in Treatment of Recurrent Rathke Cleft Cyst. World Neurosurg. 2019 Nov; 131:186-190.
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Long-term outcomes after intravitreal dexamethasone treatment in steroid responders. Acta Diabetol. 2019 Jun; 56(6):675-680.
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Dexamethasone and Anti-VEGF Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2019 01 01; 50(1):4-7.
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Rationale and design of the 500-patient, 3-year, and prospective Vigilant ObservatIon of GlIadeL WAfer ImplaNT registry. CNS Oncol. 2018 04; 7(2):CNS08.
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Early Response to Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant Therapy in Diabetic Macular Edema May Predict Visual Outcome. Am J Ophthalmol. 2017 Dec; 184:121-128.
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Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Placement Among Active-Duty U.S. Army Servicewomen. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 05; 129(5):800-809.
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Factors associated with short interpregnancy interval in women who plan postpartum LARC: a retrospective study. Contraception. 2017 Mar; 95(3):245-250.