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MeSH Heading: Antipyretics
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.068
Unique ID: D058633
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058633
Scope Note: Drugs that are used to reduce body temperature in fever.
Entry Term(s): Antifebrile Agents; Antipyretic; Antipyretic Agent; Antipyretic Agents; Antipyretic Effect; Antipyretic Effects
Previous Indexing: Analgesics, Non-Narcotic (1995-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011; see ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC 1995-2010
History Note: 2011; use ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC 1995-2010
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
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: M0028037
Scope Note: Drugs that are used to reduce body temperature in fever.
Terms: Antipyretics Preferred Term
Term UI T055714
Date01/31/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Antifebrile Agents
Term UI T770515
Date04/30/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Antipyretic Agents
Term UI T766233
Date02/24/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Antipyretic
Term UI T001007209
Date02/10/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Antipyretic Agent
Term UI T001007210
Date02/10/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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