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PHARMACEUTICAL USE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medication
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- human drug
1, record 1, English, human%20drug
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- human pharmaceutical product 2, record 1, English, human%20pharmaceutical%20product
correct
- human pharmaceutical 3, record 1, English, human%20pharmaceutical
correct
- pharmaceutical for human use 2, record 1, English, pharmaceutical%20for%20human%20use
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- médicament destiné à l'usage humain
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9dicament%20destin%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20l%27usage%20humain
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- produit pharmaceutique destiné à l'usage humain 1, record 1, French, produit%20pharmaceutique%20destin%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20l%27usage%20humain
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Produit pharmaceutique (tout médicament destiné à l'usage humain ou tout produit vétérinaire administré à des animaux dont la chair ou les produits sont utilisés dans l'alimentation humaine, présenté sous sa forme posologique définitive ou comme matière première en vue de la fabrication d'une forme posologique et soumis aux dispositions de la législation pharmaceutique du pays exportateur et du pays importateur). 1, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9dicament%20destin%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20l%27usage%20humain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir la rubrique du terme «pharmaceutical product» dans la source CBT-246, 1993. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9dicament%20destin%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20l%27usage%20humain
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-03-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Medication
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Public-private roles in the pharmaceutical sector : implications for equitable access and national use
1, record 2, English, Public%2Dprivate%20roles%20in%20the%20pharmaceutical%20sector%20%3A%20implications%20for%20equitable%20access%20and%20national%20use
correct, international
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- WHO Action Programme on Essential Drugs. Public-private roles in the pharmaceutical sector 1, record 2, English, WHO%20Action%20Programme%20on%20Essential%20Drugs%2E%20Public%2Dprivate%20roles%20in%20the%20pharmaceutical%20sector
correct, international
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
World Health Organization, Geneva, 1997, (Health economics and drugs, DAP Series No. 5). 1, record 2, English, - Public%2Dprivate%20roles%20in%20the%20pharmaceutical%20sector%20%3A%20implications%20for%20equitable%20access%20and%20national%20use
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Médicaments
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Rôle des secteur public et privé dans le domaine pharmaceutique. Incidences sur l'équité en matière d'accès et sur l'usage rationnel des médicaments
1, record 2, French, R%C3%B4le%20des%20secteur%20public%20et%20priv%C3%A9%20dans%20le%20domaine%20pharmaceutique%2E%20Incidences%20sur%20l%27%C3%A9quit%C3%A9%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20d%27acc%C3%A8s%20et%20sur%20l%27usage%20rationnel%20des%20m%C3%A9dicaments
correct, masculine noun, international
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Programme d'Action OMS pour les Médicaments essentiels. Rôles des secteurs public et privé dans le domaine pharmaceutique 1, record 2, French, Programme%20d%27Action%20OMS%20pour%20les%20M%C3%A9dicaments%20essentiels%2E%20R%C3%B4les%20des%20secteurs%20public%20et%20priv%C3%A9%20dans%20le%20domaine%20pharmaceutique
correct, masculine noun, international
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Organisation mondiale de la Santé, Genève, 1997 (Série «Économie de la santé et médicaments», N° 5). 1, record 2, French, - R%C3%B4le%20des%20secteur%20public%20et%20priv%C3%A9%20dans%20le%20domaine%20pharmaceutique%2E%20Incidences%20sur%20l%27%C3%A9quit%C3%A9%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20d%27acc%C3%A8s%20et%20sur%20l%27usage%20rationnel%20des%20m%C3%A9dicaments
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-02-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Posology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pharmaceutical use 1, record 3, English, pharmaceutical%20use
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Posologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- usage pharmaceutique
1, record 3, French, usage%20pharmaceutique
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Posología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- uso farmacéutico
1, record 3, Spanish, uso%20farmac%C3%A9utico
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-09-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- Sales (Marketing)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Sale of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients as Drugs for Veterinary Use 1, record 4, English, Sale%20of%20Active%20Pharmaceutical%20Ingredients%20as%20Drugs%20for%20Veterinary%20Use
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Vente
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Vente d'ingrédients pharmaceutiques comme drogues à usage vétérinaire
1, record 4, French, Vente%20d%27ingr%C3%A9dients%20pharmaceutiques%20comme%20drogues%20%C3%A0%20usage%20v%C3%A9t%C3%A9rinaire
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Directive du Programme des produits thérapeutiques. 1, record 4, French, - Vente%20d%27ingr%C3%A9dients%20pharmaceutiques%20comme%20drogues%20%C3%A0%20usage%20v%C3%A9t%C3%A9rinaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-05-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
- Medication
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Pharmaceutical Health and Rational Use of Medicines Committee 1, record 5, English, Pharmaceutical%20Health%20and%20Rational%20Use%20of%20Medicines%20Committee
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
- Médicaments
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Comité de l'innocuité et de l'emploi rationnel des médicaments
1, record 5, French, Comit%C3%A9%20de%20l%27innocuit%C3%A9%20et%20de%20l%27emploi%20rationnel%20des%20m%C3%A9dicaments
unofficial, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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