MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Central Nervous System Stimulants
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.282; D27.505.954.427.220
Unique ID: D000697
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000697
Scope Note: A loosely defined group of drugs that tend to increase behavioral alertness, agitation, or excitation. They work by a variety of mechanisms, but usually not by direct excitation of neurons. The many drugs that have such actions as side effects to their main therapeutic use are not included here.
Entry Version: CNS STIMULANTS
Entry Term(s): Analeptic; Analeptic Agent; Analeptic Agents; Analeptic Drug; Analeptic Drugs; Analeptics; CNS Stimulant; CNS Stimulants; Central Nervous System Stimulant; Central Stimulant; Central Stimulants
Public MeSH Note: 95; was ANALEPTICS 1963-94; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS was see ANALEPTICS 1985-94
Online Note: use CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS to search ANALEPTICS 1966-94
History Note: 95; was ANALEPTICS 1963-94; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS was see ANALEPTICS 1985-94
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0001063
Scope Note: A loosely defined group of drugs that tend to increase behavioral alertness, agitation, or excitation. They work by a variety of mechanisms, but usually not by direct excitation of neurons. The many drugs that have such actions as side effects to their main therapeutic use are not included here.
Terms: Central Nervous System Stimulants Preferred Term
Term UI T002106
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Central Stimulant
Term UI T001090068
Date10/14/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); CNS Stimulant
Term UI T001090069
Date10/14/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); CNS Stimulants
Term UI T000952256
Date02/26/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Central Stimulants
Term UI T002107
Date05/01/1984
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Central Nervous System Stimulant
Term UI T001090070
Date10/14/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022)

Concept UI: M0001064
Terms: Analeptics Preferred Term
Term UI T002108
Date05/05/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Analeptic Agents
Term UI T002109
Date05/18/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Analeptic Drugs
Term UI T002110
Date05/18/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Analeptic
Term UI T001090071
Date10/14/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Analeptic Agent
Term UI T001090072
Date10/14/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Analeptic Drug
Term UI T001090073
Date10/14/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022)

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