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MeSH Heading: Antipruritics
Tree Number(s): D27.505.954.444.075
Unique ID: D000982
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000982
Scope Note: Agents, usually topical, that relieve itching (pruritus).
Entry Term(s): Antipruritic; Antipruritic Agent; Antipruritic Agents; Antipruritic Drug; Antipruritic Drugs
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS 1975-90
Online Note: search DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS 1967-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

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: M0001498
Scope Note: Agents, usually topical, that relieve itching (pruritus).
Terms: Antipruritics Preferred Term
Term UI T003027
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Antipruritic
Term UI T000998601
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Antipruritic Agent
Term UI T000998602
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Antipruritic Drug
Term UI T000998603
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Antipruritic Agents
Term UI T003028
Date03/14/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Antipruritic Drugs
Term UI T003029
Date04/09/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995)

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