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Abstract
Drugs used for their effects on the gastrointestinal system, as to control gastric acidity, regulate gastrointestinal motility and water flow, and improve digestion.
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8 entry terms
- Gastrointestinal Drugs
- Agents, Gastrointestinal
- Drugs, Gastrointestinal
- Digestants
- Gastric Agents
- Gastric Drugs
- Agents, Gastric
- Drugs, Gastric
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24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, 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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67; DIGESTANTS was heading 1967-86
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QV 66
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Gastrointestinal Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005765. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005765
- Gastrointestinal Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50377202