 Inappropriate Prescribing
"Inappropriate Prescribing" 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 practice of administering medications in a manner that poses more risk than benefit, particularly where safer alternatives exist.
| Descriptor ID |
D057970
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.490 N02.421.450.500.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Inappropriate Prescribing- Inappropriate Prescribing
- Inappropriate Prescribings
- Prescribing, Inappropriate
- Prescribings, Inappropriate
Inappropriate Prescriptions- Inappropriate Prescriptions
- Inappropriate Prescription
- Prescription, Inappropriate
- Prescriptions, Inappropriate
Over Prescribing- Over Prescribing
- Over Prescribings
- Prescribing, Over
- Prescribings, Over
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| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2022 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Inappropriate Prescribing" by people in Profiles.
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Swafford EP, Anantha S, Davis J, Heath R, Draper A, Tevis S, Goel N, Kesmodel SB, Rojas KE. Lumpectomy Patients are at Highest Risk for Opioid Overprescription: A Comparison Between Practice Patterns and OPEN National Guidelines. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Apr; 32(4):2585-2593.
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Green AR, Martin D, Jessen A, Wu MMJ, Daddato AE, Rosado RQ, Gleason KT, Wec A, Wolff JL, Taylor CO, Bayliss EA. Characterizing patient portal use of people with cognitive impairment and potentially inappropriate medications. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Mar; 73(3):750-758.
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Skains RM, Koehl JL, Aldeen A, Carpenter CR, Gettel CJ, Goldberg EM, Hwang U, Kocher KE, Southerland LT, Goyal P, Berdahl CT, Venkatesh AK, Lin MP. Geriatric Emergency Medication Safety Recommendations (GEMS-Rx): Modified Delphi Development of a High-Risk Prescription List for Older Emergency Department Patients. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Sep; 84(3):274-284.
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Dobesh PP, Trujillo TC. Comment on the 2023 updated AGS Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 02; 72(2):631-633.
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Seibert AM, Hersh AL, Patel PK, Hicks LA, Fino N, Stanfield V, Stenehjem EA. Impact of an antibiotic stewardship initiative on urgent-care respiratory prescribing across patient race, ethnicity, and language. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Apr; 45(4):530-533.
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Goldberg EM, Dresden SM, Carpenter CR. Clin-STAR corner: Practice changing advances in prescribing for geriatric emergency department patients. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 12; 71(12):3686-3691.
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Green AR, Weffald LA, Powers JD, Drace ML, Norton JD, Boyd CM, Bayliss EA. Assessing medication appropriateness as a deprescribing outcome. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 12; 71(12):3918-3920.
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El Feghaly RE, Herigon JC, Kronman MP, Wattles BA, Poole NM, Smith MJ, Vaughan AM, Olivero R, Patel SJ, Wirtz A, Willis Z, Lee BR. Benchmarking of Outpatient Pediatric Antibiotic Prescribing: Results of a Multicenter Collaborative. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 Jun 30; 12(6):364-371.
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Feinstein JA, Orth LE. Making Polypharmacy Safer for Children with Medical Complexity. J Pediatr. 2023 03; 254:4-10.
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Oslin DW, Lynch KG, Shih MC, Ingram EP, Wray LO, Chapman SR, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J, Pyne JM, Stone A, DuVall SL, Lehmann LS, Thase ME, Aslam M, Batki SL, Bjork JM, Blow FC, Brenner LA, Chen P, Desai S, Dieperink EW, Fears SC, Fuller MA, Goodman CS, Graham DP, Haas GL, Hamner MB, Helstrom AW, Hurley RA, Icardi MS, Jurjus GJ, Kilbourne AM, Kreyenbuhl J, Lache DJ, Lieske SP, Lynch JA, Meyer LJ, Montalvo C, Muralidhar S, Ostacher MJ, Paschall GY, Pfeiffer PN, Prieto S, Przygodzki RM, Ranganathan M, Rodriguez-Suarez MM, Roggenkamp H, Schichman SA, Schneeweis JS, Simonetti JA, Steinhauer SR, Suppes T, Umbert MA, Vassy JL, Voora D, Wiechers IR, Wood AE. Effect of Pharmacogenomic Testing for Drug-Gene Interactions on Medication Selection and Remission of Symptoms in Major Depressive Disorder: The PRIME Care Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2022 07 12; 328(2):151-161.
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