Chemicals and Drugs

Substandard Drugs

Drugs formulations that do not meet established standards.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Drugs formulations that do not meet established standards.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Substandard Drug
  • Substandard Medicine
  • Substandard Medicines
  • Drug, Substandard
  • Drugs, Substandard
  • Medicine, Substandard
  • Medicines, Substandard

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

2019

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Tree Number

  1. D26.894

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Substandard Drugs. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000078742. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000078742
  2. Substandard Drugs. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113996352