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MeSH Heading: Analgesics
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.663.850.014; D27.505.954.427.040
Unique ID: D000700
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000700
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specific groups
Scope Note: Compounds capable of relieving pain without the loss of CONSCIOUSNESS.
Entry Term(s): Analgesic; Analgesic Agents; Analgesic Drugs; Anodynes; Antinociceptive Agents
NLM Classification #: QV 95
See Also: Anesthetics; Pain
Public MeSH Note: 78; ANALGESICS AND ANTIPYRETICS was heading 1963-77
Online Note: use ANALGESICS to search ANALGESICS AND ANTIPYRETICS 1966-77
History Note: 78; ANALGESICS AND ANTIPYRETICS was heading 1963-77
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

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: M0001067
Scope Note: Compounds capable of relieving pain without the loss of CONSCIOUSNESS.
Terms: Analgesics Preferred Term
Term UI T002117
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Analgesic
Term UI T000996223
Date11/14/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Analgesic Agents
Term UI T002120
Date11/30/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Analgesic Drugs
Term UI T002121
Date11/30/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Anodynes
Term UI T002118
Date12/15/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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