"Drug Contamination" 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 presence of organisms, or any foreign material that makes a drug preparation impure.
| Descriptor ID |
D004340
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.360
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Contamination- Drug Contamination
- Contamination, Drug
- Contaminations, Drug
- Drug Contaminations
Drug Adulteration- Drug Adulteration
- Adulteration, Drug
- Adulterations, Drug
- Drug Adulterations
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