Chemicals and Drugs

Pharmaceutic Adjuvants

Agents that aid or increase the action of the principle drug (DRUG SYNERGISM) or that affect the absorption, mechanism of action, metabolism, or excretion of the primary drug (PHARMACOKINETICS) in such a way as to enhance its effects.

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Abstract

Agents that aid or increase the action of the principle drug (DRUG SYNERGISM) or that affect the absorption, mechanism of action, metabolism, or excretion of the primary drug (PHARMACOKINETICS) in such a way as to enhance its effects.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Adjuvant, Pharmaceutic
  • Adjuvant, Pharmaceutical
  • Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic
  • Adjuvants, Pharmaceutical
  • Pharmaceutic Adjuvant
  • Pharmaceutical Adjuvant
  • Pharmaceutical Adjuvants

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Aspects Covered

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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History Note

75; was see under PHARMACEUTIC AIDS 1969-74

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Previous Indexing

  • Pharmaceutic Aids (1968-1974)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D26.650.064
  2. D27.720.744.064

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NLM Classification

QV 38

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pharmaceutic Adjuvants. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000277. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000277
  2. Pharmaceutic Adjuvants. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50429633