Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Polypharmacology

The design or use of pharmaceutical agents that act on multiple targets or disease pathways.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The design or use of pharmaceutical agents that act on multiple targets or disease pathways.

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with POLYPHARMACY, the use of multiple drugs administered to a single patient or with PHARMACOLOGY, the discipline

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History Note

2014

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  1. E05.290w.563w.250w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Polypharmacology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D064798. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D064798
  2. Polypharmacology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polypharmacology
  3. Polypharmacology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21823227