Chemicals and Drugs

Protective Agents

Synthetic or natural substances which are given to prevent a disease or disorder or are used in the process of treating a disease or injury due to a poisonous agent.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Synthetic or natural substances which are given to prevent a disease or disorder or are used in the process of treating a disease or injury due to a poisonous agent.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Protective Agent
  • Protective Drug
  • Protective Drugs
  • Agent, Protective
  • Agents, Protective
  • Drug, Protective
  • Drugs, Protective

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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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Indexing Annotation

general; prefer specific groups of protective agents

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History Note

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Tree Numbers

  1. D27.505.696.706
  2. D27.720.799

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Protective Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020011. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020011
  2. Protective Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50380088