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Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Central Nervous System Depressants > Tranquilizing Agents

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Tranquilizing Agents  

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Entry terms

  • Agents, Tranquillizing
  • Ataractics
  • Drugs, Tranquilizing
  • Drugs, Tranquillizing
  • Tranquilizing Drugs
  • Tranquillizing Agents
  • Tranquillizing Drugs

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics; note entry term TRANQUILIZING EFFECT: use only for the tranquilizing effect of a chemical substance

Scope note

  • 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.

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  • rauhoittavat lääkkeet

    Finnish

  • rauhoite
  • rauhoittava aine
  • rauhoittava lääke
  • rauhoittava lääkitys
  • rauhoittavat aineet
  • rauhoitteet
  • rauhoituslääke
  • rauhoituslääkkeet
  • Lugnande medel

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014149

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