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Abstract
A traditional grouping of drugs said to have a soothing or calming effect on mood, thought, or behavior. Included here are the ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS (minor tranquilizers), ANTIMANIC AGENTS, and the ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS (major tranquilizers). These drugs act by different mechanisms and are used for different therapeutic purposes.
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12 entry terms
- Ataractics
- Tranquilizing Drugs
- Tranquillizing Agents
- Tranquillizing Drugs
- Agents, Tranquilizing
- Agents, Tranquillizing
- Drugs, Tranquilizing
- Drugs, Tranquillizing
- Tranquilizing Effect
- Tranquilizing Effects
- Effect, Tranquilizing
- Effects, Tranquilizing
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; note entry term TRANQUILIZING EFFECT: use only for the tranquilizing effect of a chemical substance
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Tranquilizing Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014149. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014149
- Tranquilizing Agents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tranquilizer
- Tranquilizing Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1941660