title: Evaluating drug use behavior.
abstract: Evaluations of drug use behavior can be described as an emerging activity. There are a variety of stakeholders, a number of different activities, and a multitude of purposes for which evaluations have utility. A tentative codification of drugs use evaluations is offered that takes into account stakeholders, activities, and purposes. Summaries of completed and on-going studies are provided to illustrate the value of undertaking drug use evaluations.
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004358:Drug Therapy; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration