Chemicals and Drugs

Nostrums

Medicines whose effectiveness is unproven and whose ingredients are often secret.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Medicines whose effectiveness is unproven and whose ingredients are often secret.

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18 allowable subheadings

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

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS

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  1. D26.593w

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QV 57

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nostrums. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009671. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009671
  2. Nostrums. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_medicine
  3. Nostrums. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3480271