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MeSH Heading: Nostrums
Tree Number(s): D26.593
Unique ID: D009671
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009671
Annotation: do not confuse with NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Scope Note: Medicines whose effectiveness is unproven and whose ingredients are often secret.
NLM Classification #: QV 57
See Also: Medicine, Traditional; Quackery
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

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