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MeSH Heading: Veterinary Drugs
Tree Number(s): D26.939
Unique ID: D019155
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019155
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specific drug /‌ther use with required animal disease term with /‌drug ther
Scope Note: Drugs used by veterinarians in the treatment of animal diseases. The veterinarian's pharmacological armamentarium is the counterpart of drugs treating human diseases, with dosage and administration adjusted to the size, weight, disease, and idiosyncrasies of the species. In the United States most drugs are subject to federal regulations with special reference to the safety of drugs and residues in edible animal products.
Entry Version: VET DRUGS
Entry Term(s): Drug, Veterinary; Drugs, Veterinary; Pharmaceuticals, Veterinary; Veterinary Drug; Veterinary Pharmaceuticals
Public MeSH Note: 97
History Note: 97
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/02/12
Revision Date: 2004/07/13

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

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: M0028558
Scope Note: Drugs used by veterinarians in the treatment of animal diseases. The veterinarian's pharmacological armamentarium is the counterpart of drugs treating human diseases, with dosage and administration adjusted to the size, weight, disease, and idiosyncrasies of the species. In the United States most drugs are subject to federal regulations with special reference to the safety of drugs and residues in edible animal products.
Terms: Veterinary Drugs Preferred Term
Term UI T057132
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Drug, Veterinary
Term UI T057129
Date07/24/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Veterinary Drug
Term UI T057130
Date07/24/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Drugs, Veterinary
Term UI T057131
Date07/21/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Pharmaceuticals, Veterinary
Term UI T057133
Date02/09/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Veterinary Pharmaceuticals
Term UI T057134
Date02/09/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997)

Veterinary Drugs MeSH Descriptor Data 2025