"Drugs, Essential" 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.
Drugs considered essential to meet the health needs of a population as well as to control drug costs.
| Descriptor ID |
D018954
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D26.355
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drugs, Essential" by people in Profiles.
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Matta SR, Bertoldi AD, Emmerick ICM, Fontanella AT, Costa KS, Luiza VL. [Sources of medicines for chronic patients using the Brazilian Unified National Health System]. Cad Saude Publica. 2018 03 26; 34(3):e00073817.
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Emmerick ICM, Campos MR, Luiza VL, Chaves LA, Bertoldi AD, Ross-Degnan D. Retrospective interrupted time series examining hypertension and diabetes medicines usage following changes in patient cost sharing in the 'Farm?cia Popular' programme in Brazil. BMJ Open. 2017 Nov 03; 7(11):e017308.
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Fortess EE, Soumerai SB, McLaughlin TJ, Ross-Degnan D. Utilization of essential medications by vulnerable older people after a drug benefit cap: importance of mental disorders, chronic pain, and practice setting. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2001 Jun; 49(6):793-7.