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MeSH Heading: Antiparasitic Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.505.954.122.250
Unique ID: D000977
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000977
Scope Note: Drugs used to treat or prevent parasitic infections.
Entry Term(s): Antiparasitic; Antiparasitic Agent; Antiparasitic Drug; Antiparasitic Drugs; Antiparasitics; Parasiticide; Parasiticides
NLM Classification #: QV 250
Public MeSH Note: 96; PARASITICIDES was heading 1963-66
Online Note: use ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS to search PARASITICIDES 1966
History Note: 96; was NON MESH 1967-95; PARASITICIDES was heading 1963-66
Date Established: 1996/01/01
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: M0001493
Scope Note: Drugs used to treat or prevent parasitic infections.
Terms: Antiparasitic Agents Preferred Term
Term UI T003010
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1974); Antiparasitic Drug
Term UI T001090367
Date10/22/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Parasiticide
Term UI T001090368
Date10/22/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Antiparasitic
Term UI T000996485
Date11/15/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Antiparasitics
Term UI T003011
Date11/15/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Antiparasitic Drugs
Term UI T003012
Date11/15/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Antiparasitic Agent
Term UI T001090366
Date10/22/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Parasiticides
Term UI T003013
Date03/01/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

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