Pharmacologic Actions

"Pharmacologic Actions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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.

Descriptor ID

D020228

MeSH Number(s)

D27.505

Concept/Terms

Pharmacologic Actions

Chemical Actions

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Pharmacologic Actions".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Pharmacologic Actions".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Pharmacologic Actions".

Pharmacologic Actions
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Therapeutic Uses

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