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MeSH Heading: Designer Drugs
Tree Number(s): D26.909.500
Unique ID: D015198
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015198
Annotation: coordinate with specific drug or chemical; do not confuse with DRUG DESIGN
Scope Note: Drugs designed and synthesized, often for illegal street use, by modification of existing drug structures (e.g., amphetamines). Of special interest are MPTP (a reverse ester of meperidine), MDA (3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine), and MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine). Many drugs act on the aminergic system, the physiologically active biogenic amines.
Entry Term(s): Customized Drug; Customized Drugs; Designer Drug
Previous Indexing: Chemistry, Pharmaceutical (1984-1988); Street Drugs (1985-1988)
See Also: Illicit Drugs; Substance-Related Disorders
Public MeSH Note: 1989
History Note: 1989
Date Established: 1989/01/01
Date of Entry: 1988/04/23
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Concept UI: M0023353
Scope Note: Drugs designed and synthesized, often for illegal street use, by modification of existing drug structures (e.g., amphetamines). Of special interest are MPTP (a reverse ester of meperidine), MDA (3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine), and MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine). Many drugs act on the aminergic system, the physiologically active biogenic amines.
Terms: Designer Drugs Preferred Term
Term UI T044434
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1989); Customized Drugs
Term UI T044433
Date04/23/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Designer Drug
Term UI T000997377
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Customized Drug
Term UI T000997378
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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