Chemicals and Drugs

Pharmacologic Actions

A broad category of chemical actions and uses that result in the prevention, treatment, cure or diagnosis of disease. Included here are drugs and chemicals that act by altering normal body functions, such as the REPRODUCTIVE CONTROL AGENTS and ANESTHETICS. Effects of chemicals on the environment are also included.

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A broad category of chemical actions and uses that result in the prevention, treatment, cure or diagnosis of disease. Included here are drugs and chemicals that act by altering normal body functions, such as the REPRODUCTIVE CONTROL AGENTS and ANESTHETICS. Effects of chemicals on the environment are also included.

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7 entry terms
  • Pharmacologic Action
  • Action, Pharmacologic
  • Actions, Pharmacologic
  • Chemical Action
  • Chemical Actions
  • Action, Chemical
  • Actions, Chemical

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2004(1999)

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  1. D27.505

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pharmacologic Actions. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020228. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020228
  2. Pharmacologic Actions. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50377224