Prescription Drug Diversion
"Prescription Drug Diversion" 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 transfer of prescription drugs from legal to illegal distribution and marketing networks.
| Descriptor ID |
D064226
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.198.240.609 I01.880.735.191.204
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| Concept/Terms |
Prescription Drug Diversion- Prescription Drug Diversion
- Diversion, Prescription Drug
- Diversions, Prescription Drug
- Drug Diversion, Prescription
- Drug Diversions, Prescription
- Prescription Drug Diversions
- Controlled Substance Diversion
- Controlled Substance Diversions
- Diversion, Controlled Substance
- Diversions, Controlled Substance
- Substance Diversion, Controlled
- Substance Diversions, Controlled
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prescription Drug Diversion" by people in Profiles.
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Evans EA, Pivovarova E, Stopka TJ, Santelices C, Ferguson WJ, Friedmann PD. Uncommon and preventable: Perceptions of diversion of medication for opioid use disorder in jail. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2022 07; 138:108746.
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Tamburello A, Metzner J, Fergusen E, Champion M, Ford E, Glancy G, Appelbaum K, Penn J, Burns K, Ourada J. The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Practice Resource for Prescribing in Corrections. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2018 06; 46(2):242-243.
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Jeffrey PL, Lenz K. The opiate dilemma. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2014 May; 20(5):437-8.