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MeSH Heading: Laxatives
Tree Number(s): D27.505.954.483.620
Unique ID: D054368
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054368
Scope Note: Agents that produce a soft formed stool, and relax and loosen the bowels, typically used over a protracted period, to relieve CONSTIPATION.
Entry Term(s): Bulk Laxative; Bulk Laxatives; Laxative
Registry Numbers: 0
NLM Classification #: QV 75
Previous Indexing: Cathartics (1974-2007)
See Also: Dietary Fiber
Public MeSH Note: 2008; see CATHARTICS 1963-2007
History Note: 2008; use CATHARTICS 1963-2007
Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

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)

Laxatives MeSH Descriptor Data 2025