Central Nervous System Stimulants
A loosely defined group of drugs that tend to increase behavioral alertness, agitation, or excitation. They work by a variety of mechanisms, but usually not by direct excitation of neurons. The many drugs that have such actions as side effects to their main therapeutic use are not included here.
Year introduced: 1995
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Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.282, D27.505.954.427.220
MeSH Unique ID: D000697
Entry Terms:
- Central Stimulant
- Stimulant, Central
- CNS Stimulant
- Stimulant, CNS
- CNS Stimulants
- Stimulants, CNS
- Central Stimulants
- Stimulants, Central
- Central Nervous System Stimulant
- Analeptics
- Analeptic Agents
- Agents, Analeptic
- Analeptic Drugs
- Drugs, Analeptic
- Analeptic
- Analeptic Agent
- Agent, Analeptic
- Analeptic Drug
- Drug, Analeptic