Mesh term Pharmacologic Actions
Browse to parent terms:Chemical Actions and Uses
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Diagnostic Uses of Chemicals
Metabolic Side Effects of Drugs and Substances
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Therapeutic Uses
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