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Therapeutics > Drug Therapy > Chemoprevention > Mass Drug Administration
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Public Health Practice > Communicable Disease Control > Mass Drug Administration
... > Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Public Health Practice > Communicable Disease Control > Mass Drug Administration
Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Public Health Practice > Communicable Disease Control > Mass Drug Administration
Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Disease Eradication > Mass Drug Administration
Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Disease Eradication > Mass Drug Administration
Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Disease Eradication > Mass Drug Administration

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Mass Drug Administration  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Administration of a medication to at-risk individuals in a population without individual diagnosis. It is often used in order to treat, control, and/or prevent spread of often endemic DISEASE OUTBREAKS such as NEGLECTED DISEASES in high disease burden areas.

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  • Mass Administration

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