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MeSH Heading: Medication Systems, Hospital
Tree Number(s): N04.452.442.452.675; N04.452.528.473
Unique ID: D008510
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008510
Annotation: an organizational concept in hospital patient care for providing medication; do not confuse with DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Scope Note: Overall systems, traditional or automated, to provide medication to patients in hospitals. Elements of the system are: handling the physician's order, transcription of the order by nurse and/or pharmacist, filling the medication order, transfer to the nursing unit, and administration to the patient.
Entry Version: MEDICATION SYSTEMS HOSP
Entry Term(s): Drug Distribution System, Hospital; Drug Distribution Systems, Hospital; Hospital Drug Distribution Systems; Hospital Medication System; Hospital Medication Systems; Hospital Unit Dose Drug Distribution System; Hospital Unit Dose Drug Distribution Systems; Medication System, Hospital; System Hospital Medication; Systems, Medication Hospital
NLM Classification #: WX 179
Previous Indexing: Pharmacy Service, Hospital (1966-1967)
See Also: Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems; Medical Order Entry Systems
Public MeSH Note: 78; was HOSPITAL MEDICATION SYSTEMS 1968-77
Online Note: use MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL to search HOSPITAL MEDICATION SYSTEMS 1968-77
History Note: 78; was HOSPITAL MEDICATION SYSTEMS 1968-77
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/07/09

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Health Services Administration [N04]
- Organization and Administration [N04.452]
  - Health Facility Administration [N04.452.442]
    - Hospital Administration [N04.452.442.452]

Health Services Administration [N04]
- Organization and Administration [N04.452]
  - Medication Systems [N04.452.528]

Medication Systems, Hospital Preferred

Concept UI: M0013249
Scope Note: Overall systems, traditional or automated, to provide medication to patients in hospitals. Elements of the system are: handling the physician's order, transcription of the order by nurse and/or pharmacist, filling the medication order, transfer to the nursing unit, and administration to the patient.
Terms: Medication Systems, Hospital Preferred Term
Term UI T025324
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1968); Hospital Drug Distribution Systems
Term UI T025317
Date01/01/1975
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Drug Distribution System, Hospital
Term UI T025318
Date10/03/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); System Hospital Medication
Term UI T025319
Date10/03/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Systems, Medication Hospital
Term UI T025320
Date10/03/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Hospital Medication System
Term UI T025321
Date10/03/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Medication System, Hospital
Term UI T025322
Date10/03/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Hospital Medication Systems
Term UI T025323
Date05/19/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Hospital Unit Dose Drug Distribution System
Term UI T025325
Date10/03/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Drug Distribution Systems, Hospital
Term UI T025316
Date01/04/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Hospital Unit Dose Drug Distribution Systems
Term UI T025326
Date01/02/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

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