Chemicals and Drugs

Chemical Actions and Uses

A group of pharmacologic activities, effects on living systems and the environment, and modes of employment of drugs and chemicals. They are broken into actions, which describe their effects, and uses, which describe how they are employed.

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Abstract

A group of pharmacologic activities, effects on living systems and the environment, and modes of employment of drugs and chemicals. They are broken into actions, which describe their effects, and uses, which describe how they are employed.

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History Note

1999

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  1. D27

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chemical Actions and Uses. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020164. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020164
  2. Chemical Actions and Uses. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50377228