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Concept information
Preferred term
drugs
Type
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Chemical
Definition
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Any chemical compounds, including nutrients, that are used in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or cure of disease, for the relief of pain, or to control or improve any physiological or pathological disorder in humans or animals.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- abortifacients
- adrenergic agents
- analgesics
- anesthetics
- anti-allergic agents
- anticarcinogenic agents
- anticoagulants
- anticonvulsants
- antidotes
- antihistamines
- anti-infective agents
- anti-inflammatory agents
- antilipemic agents
- antineoplastic agents
- anti-obesity agents
- antipyretics
- aphrodisiacs
- biopharmaceuticals
- cardiovascular agents
- cholinergic agents
- controlled substances
- dermatological agents
- designer drugs
- diuretics
- drug residues
- fertility agents
- gastrointestinal agents
- generic drugs
- hematologic agents
- herbal medicines
- homeopathic drugs
- hormone supplements
- hypoglycemic agents
- illicit drugs
- immunomodulators
- lipotropic agents
- muscle relaxants
- narcotic antagonists
- narcotics
- new drugs
- oral contraceptives
- parasympatholytics
- parasympathomimetics
- psychotropic agents
- radioprotective agents
- radio-sensitizing agents
- respiratory system agents
- sedatives
- sympatholytics
- sympathomimetics
- toxoids
- vaccines
- veterinary drugs
Synonyms
- medicines (drugs)
- pharmaceutical compounds
- pharmaceutical products
- pharmaceuticals
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/286
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