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Preferred term

Tranquilizing Agents  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A traditional grouping of drugs said to have a soothing or calming effect on mood, thought, or behavior. Included here are the ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS (minor tranquilizers), ANTIMANIC AGENTS, and the ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS (major tranquilizers). These drugs act by different mechanisms and are used for different therapeutic purposes.

Entry terms

  • Ataractics
  • Tranquilizing Drugs
  • Tranquillizing Agents
  • Tranquillizing Drugs

In other languages

  • French

  • Agents tranquillisants
  • Médicaments tranquillisants

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FL6LXFTN-2

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