Chemicals and Drugs

Anti-Anxiety Agents

Agents that alleviate ANXIETY, tension, and ANXIETY DISORDERS, promote sedation, and have a calming effect without affecting clarity of consciousness or neurologic conditions. ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS are commonly used in the symptomatic treatment of anxiety but are not included here.

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Abstract

Agents that alleviate ANXIETY, tension, and ANXIETY DISORDERS, promote sedation, and have a calming effect without affecting clarity of consciousness or neurologic conditions. ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS are commonly used in the symptomatic treatment of anxiety but are not included here.

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Synonyms

37 entry terms
  • Anti-Anxiety Agent
  • Anti-Anxiety Drug
  • Anti-Anxiety Drugs
  • Anxiolytic
  • Anxiolytic Agent
  • Anxiolytic Agents
  • Anxiolytics
  • Tranquilizing Agents, Minor
  • Tranquillizing Agents, Minor
  • Agent, Anti-Anxiety
  • Agent, Anxiolytic
  • Agents, Anti-Anxiety
  • Agents, Anxiolytic
  • Agents, Minor Tranquilizing
  • Agents, Minor Tranquillizing
  • Anti Anxiety Agent
  • Anti Anxiety Agents
  • Anti Anxiety Drug
  • Anti Anxiety Drugs
  • Drug, Anti-Anxiety
  • Drugs, Anti-Anxiety
  • Minor Tranquilizing Agents
  • Minor Tranquillizing Agents
  • Anti-Anxiety Effect
  • Anti-Anxiety Effects
  • Antianxiety Effect
  • Antianxiety Effects
  • Anxiolytic Effect
  • Anxiolytic Effects
  • Anti Anxiety Effect
  • Anti Anxiety Effects
  • Effect, Anti-Anxiety
  • Effect, Antianxiety
  • Effect, Anxiolytic
  • Effects, Anti-Anxiety
  • Effects, Antianxiety
  • Effects, Anxiolytic

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

note entry term ANTI-ANXIETY EFFECT: use only for the anti-anxiety effect of a chemical substance

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History Note

95; was TRANQUILIZING AGENTS, MINOR 1975-94; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS was see TRANQUILIZING AGENTS, MINOR 1975-94

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Previous Indexing

  • Tranquilizing Agents (1966-1974)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D27.505.696.277w.950w.015w
  2. D27.505.954.427.210w.950w.015w
  3. D27.505.954.427.700.872w.015w

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NLM Classification

QV 77.9

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Anti-Anxiety Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014151. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014151
  2. Anti-Anxiety Agents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiolytic
  3. Anti-Anxiety Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62903