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Drug Therapy, Combination MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Drug Therapy, Combination
Tree Number(s)
E02.319.310
Unique ID
D004359
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004359
Annotation
IM when general; NIM when with specific drugs; differentiate from DRUG COMBINATIONS which is single preparation of multiple drugs; note entry term POLYCHEMOTHERAPY: do not confuse with POLYPHARMACY which is available for the use of multiple drugs administered to the same patient
Scope Note
Therapy with two or more separate preparations given for a combined effect.
Entry Version
DRUG THER COMBINATION
Entry Term(s)
Chemotherapy, Combination
Combination Chemotherapy
Combination Drug Therapy
Drug Polytherapy
Polychemotherapy
Therapy, Combination Drug
See Also
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
Drug Combinations
Drug Synergism
Public MeSH Note
74
History Note
74
Date Established
1974/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2015/06/22
Drug Therapy, Combination Preferred
Polychemotherapy Narrower
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