Chemicals and Drugs

Antidiarrheals

Miscellaneous agents found useful in the symptomatic treatment of diarrhea. They have no effect on the agent(s) that cause diarrhea, but merely alleviate the condition.

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Abstract

Miscellaneous agents found useful in the symptomatic treatment of diarrhea. They have no effect on the agent(s) that cause diarrhea, but merely alleviate the condition.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Antidiarrheal
  • Antidiarrheal Agent
  • Antidiarrheal Agents
  • Antidiarrheal Drug
  • Antidiarrheal Drugs
  • Agent, Antidiarrheal
  • Agents, Antidiarrheal
  • Drug, Antidiarrheal
  • Drugs, Antidiarrheal
  • Antiperistaltic
  • Antiperistaltic Agents
  • Antiperistaltic Drugs
  • Antiperistaltics
  • Agents, Antiperistaltic
  • Drugs, Antiperistaltic

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22 allowable subheadings

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

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Indexing Annotation

consider also DIARRHEA /drug ther

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History Note

75; was see under GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS 1969-74

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Previous Indexing

  • Gastrointestinal Agents (1967-1974)

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QV 71

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Antidiarrheals. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000930. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000930
  2. Antidiarrheals. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidiarrheal
  3. Antidiarrheals. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2742649