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pharmacology MeSH Qualifier Data 2023


MeSH Qualifier
pharmacology
Unique ID
Q000494
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000494
Annotation
subhead only; with exogenous chemicals only; includes "effect", "mechanism of action", "mode of action"; not for pharmacokinetics ( = /‌pharmacokinetics); see also /‌adverse effects, /‌poisoning & /‌toxicity; see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.54; DF: /‌pharmacol or /PD
Scope Note
Used with drugs and exogenously administered chemical substances for their effects on living tissues and organisms. It includes acceleration and inhibition of physiological and biochemical processes and other pharmacologic mechanisms of action.
Entry Version
PHARMACOL
Abbreviation
PD
Entry Term(s)
mechanism of action
mode of action
pharmacodynamics
pharmacologic action
Online Note
search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/PD or PD (SH) or SUBS APPLY PD; use /pharmacology or /PD to search /pharmacodynamics back thru 1966
History Note
88; was /pharmacodynamics 1966-87; used with Category D 1966 forward
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1973/12/27
Revision Date
2003/07/24
pharmacology Preferred
pharmacologic action Narrower
pharmacodynamics Narrower
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