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Antidiarrheals MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Antidiarrheals
Tree Number(s)
D27.505.954.483.161
Unique ID
D000930
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000930
Annotation
consider also DIARRHEA /‌drug ther
Scope Note
Miscellaneous agents found useful in the symptomatic treatment of diarrhea. They have no effect on the agent(s) that cause diarrhea, but merely alleviate the condition.
Entry Term(s)
Antidiarrheal
Antidiarrheal Agent
Antidiarrheal Agents
Antidiarrheal Drug
Antidiarrheal Drugs
Antiperistaltic
Antiperistaltic Agents
Antiperistaltic Drugs
Antiperistaltics
Registry Numbers
0
NLM Classification #
QV 71
Previous Indexing
Gastrointestinal Agents (1967-1974)
Public MeSH Note
75; was see under GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS 1969-74
Online Note
search GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS 1969-74
History Note
75; was see under GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS 1969-74
Date Introduced
1975/09/01
Last Updated
2020/05/27
Antidiarrheals Preferred
Antiperistaltic Agents Related
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