"Drug Contamination" 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.
The presence of organisms, or any foreign material that makes a drug preparation impure.
| Descriptor ID |
D004340
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.360
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Contamination- Drug Contamination
- Contamination, Drug
- Contaminations, Drug
- Drug Contaminations
Drug Adulteration- Drug Adulteration
- Adulteration, Drug
- Adulterations, Drug
- Drug Adulterations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Contamination" by people in Profiles.
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Griswold MK, Chai PR, Krotulski AJ, Friscia M, Chapman BP, Varma N, Boyer EW, Logan BK, Babu KM. A Novel Oral Fluid Assay (LC-QTOF-MS) for the Detection of Fentanyl and Clandestine Opioids in Oral Fluid After Reported Heroin Overdose. J Med Toxicol. 2017 Dec; 13(4):287-292.
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Fredericks C, Yon JR, Alex G, Morton M, Messer T, Bokhari F, Poulakidas S. Levamisole-induced Necrosis Syndrome: Presentation and Management. Wounds. 2017 Mar; 29(3):71-76.
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Lydecker AG, Sharma A, McCurdy CR, Avery BA, Babu KM, Boyer EW. Suspected Adulteration of Commercial Kratom Products with 7-Hydroxymitragynine. J Med Toxicol. 2016 12; 12(4):341-349.
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Guharoy R, Noviasky J, Haydar Z, Fakih MG, Hartman C. Response. Chest. 2013 Aug; 144(2):717-718.
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Panthi S, Paudel P, Chaudhary M, Sapkota K, Shah DN. Microbial contamination of contact lens care accessories and compliance with care regimens in Nepal. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2014 Feb; 37(1):2-10.
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Guharoy R, Noviasky J, Haydar Z, Fakih MG, Hartman C. Compounding pharmacy conundrum: "we cannot live without them but we cannot live with them" according to the present paradigm. Chest. 2013 Apr; 143(4):896-900.
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Lee KC, Ladizinski B, Nutan FN. Systemic complications of levamisole toxicity. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Oct; 67(4):791-2.
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Chai PR, Bastan W, Machan J, Hack JB, Babu KM. Levamisole exposure and hematologic indices in cocaine users. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Nov; 18(11):1141-7.
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Bateman J, Charrois TL, Gardiner P, Vohra S. A descriptive study evaluating Health Canada's risk communications. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2011 Oct; 20(10):1104-9.
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Courtney J, Boyer E. Case files of the University of Massachusetts fellowship in medical toxicology: lethal dose of opioids contained in an elastomeric capsule labeled as vancomycin. J Med Toxicol. 2008 Sep; 4(3):192-6.