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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
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 Established: 1975/09/01
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: M0001388
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.
Terms: Antidiarrheals Preferred Term
Term UI T002767
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Antidiarrheal
Term UI T001010593
Date03/19/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Antidiarrheal Agent
Term UI T001010594
Date03/19/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Antidiarrheal Agents
Term UI T002768
Date11/16/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Antidiarrheal Drugs
Term UI T002769
Date11/16/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Antidiarrheal Drug
Term UI T001010595
Date03/19/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Concept UI: M0001389
Terms: Antiperistaltic Agents Preferred Term
Term UI T002770
Date11/16/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Antiperistaltic Drugs
Term UI T002772
Date11/16/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Antiperistaltics
Term UI T002771
Date11/16/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Antiperistaltic
Term UI T001010596
Date03/19/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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