Chemicals and Drugs

Synthetic Drugs

Legal or illegal drugs created using SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Legal or illegal drugs created using SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Synthesized Drugs
  • Synthetic Drug
  • Drug, Synthetic
  • Drugs, Synthesized
  • Drugs, Synthetic

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

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

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History Note

2019

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Previous Indexing

  • Designer Drugs (1990-2018)
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations (1963-2018)
  • Street Drugs (2001-2018)

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  1. D26.909w

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NLM Classification

QV 55

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Synthetic Drugs. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000076742. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000076742
  2. Synthetic Drugs. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_drug
  3. Synthetic Drugs. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112228458