"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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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Contamination" by people in Profiles.
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A comprehensive analysis of selected medicines collected from private drug outlets of Dhaka city, Bangladesh in a simple random survey. Sci Rep. 2022 01 07; 12(1):234.
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Comparison of Aseptic Compounding Errors Before and After Modified Laboratory and Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences. Am J Pharm Educ. 2015 Dec 25; 79(10):158.
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Establishing benchmark rates of microbial and bacterial endotoxin contamination for radiopharmaceuticals compounded in commercial nuclear pharmacy settings. Int J Pharm Compd. 2013 Mar-Apr; 17(2):168-74.
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A generic static headspace gas chromatography method for determination of residual solvents in drug substance. J Chromatogr A. 2010 Oct 08; 1217(41):6413-21.
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Post-consumer use efficacies of preservatives in personal care and topical drug products: relationship to preservative category. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. 2009 Jan; 36(1):35-8.
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Pharmaceutical aspects of hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers. Curr Drug Deliv. 2005 Apr; 2(2):133-42.