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MeSH Heading: Controlled Substances
Tree Number(s): D26.049
Unique ID: D061891
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D061891
Scope Note: Drugs or chemical agents whose manufacture, possession, or use are regulated by government. This may include narcotics and prescription medications.
Entry Term(s): Controlled Substance
Previous Indexing: Narcotics (1963-2012)
Public MeSH Note: 2013
History Note: 2013
Date Established: 2013/01/01
Date of Entry: 2012/07/03
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

urine (UR)

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