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MeSH Heading: Pharmacology
Tree Number(s): H01.158.703; H02.628
Unique ID: D010600
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010600
Annotation: the discipline (education, history, etc) only; use PHARMACOLOGICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL PHENOMENA or specifics treed under it for the properties of drugs and their metabolism and interactions; the qualifier /‌pharmacology is available for use with drugs and chemicals; methods: consider TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL
Scope Note: The study of the origin, nature, properties, and actions of drugs and their effects on living organisms.
Entry Version: PHARMACOL
NLM Classification #: QV 21
See Also: Pharmaceutical Preparations
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/13

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ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

organization & administration (OG)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

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