Chemical Actions and Uses

A group of pharmacologic activities, effects on living systems and the environment, and modes of employment of drugs and chemicals. They are broken into actions, which describe their effects, and uses, which describe how they are employed.

Year introduced: 1999

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Tree Number(s): D27

MeSH Unique ID: D020164

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Chemical Actions and Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Diagnostic Uses of Chemicals +
Metabolic Side Effects of Drugs and Substances +
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action +
Physiological Effects of Drugs +
Therapeutic Uses +
Specialty Uses of Chemicals
Adhesives
Agrochemicals +
Antistatic Agents
Biomedical and Dental Materials +
Caustics
Coloring Agents +
Contrast Media
Cosmetics +
Disinfectants +
Explosive Agents
Fixatives
Flame Retardants
Food Ingredients +
Hygroscopic Agents
Ionophores +
Irritants
Laboratory Chemicals +
Lubricants +
Nerve Agents
Oxidants +
Pharmaceutic Aids +
Pharmaceutical Solutions +
Plasticizers
Poisons +
Protective Agents +
Riot Control Agents, Chemical +
Sequestering Agents +
Solvents +
Surface-Active Agents +
Viscoelastic Substances +
Toxic Actions
Endocrine Disruptors
Environmental Pollutants +
Hazardous Substances +
Noxae +
Pesticides +