Chemicals and Drugs

Powders

Substances made up of an aggregation of small particles, as that obtained by grinding or trituration of a solid drug. In pharmacy it is a form in which substances are administered. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

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Abstract

Substances made up of an aggregation of small particles, as that obtained by grinding or trituration of a solid drug. In pharmacy it is a form in which substances are administered. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

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  • Powder

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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

NIM (no qualifiers) with specific drug IM; /adv eff permitted but use only for the adverse effect of the powder itself and not the drug in powder form

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  1. D26.255w.779w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Powders. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011208. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011208
  2. Powders. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder
  3. Powders. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2908004