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MeSH Heading: Counterfeit Drugs
Tree Number(s): D26.894.500
Unique ID: D058110
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058110
Annotation: DRUG COUNTERFEITING see FRAUD is available
Scope Note: Fake medicine that may be contaminated or contain the wrong or no active ingredient, or the correct active ingredient at the wrong dose. Counterfeit drugs are illegal and may be harmful to health.
Entry Term(s): Counterfeit Drug; Counterfeit Medicine; Counterfeit Medicines; Fake Drug; Fake Drugs; Falsified Drug; Falsified Drugs; Falsified Medicine; Falsified Medicines
Registry Numbers: 0
NLM Classification #: QV 773
Previous Indexing: Pharmaceutical Preparations (1998-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
Date Introduced: 2011/01/01
Last Updated: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0540889
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Fake medicine that may be contaminated or contain the wrong or no active ingredient, or the correct active ingredient at the wrong dose. Counterfeit drugs are illegal and may be harmful to health.
Terms: Counterfeit Drugs Preferred Term
Term UI T761056
Date11/18/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Counterfeit Medicines
Term UI T764772
Date01/26/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Counterfeit Drug
Term UI T000997803
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Counterfeit Medicine
Term UI T000997804
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Concept UI: M000643185
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Drugs whose formulation does not agree with the information stated on the packaging.
Terms: Falsified Drugs Preferred Term
Term UI T000943473
Date05/29/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2019); Fake Drugs
Term UI T764728
Date01/26/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Falsified Medicines
Term UI T000943476
Date05/29/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2019); Falsified Medicine
Term UI T000997802
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Falsified Drug
Term UI T000997805
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Fake Drug
Term UI T000997806
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Counterfeit Drugs MeSH Descriptor Data 2026