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MeSH Heading: Drugs, Generic
Tree Number(s): D26.360
Unique ID: D016568
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016568
Annotation: coordinate with specific drug if relevant
Scope Note: Drugs whose drug name is not protected by a trademark. They may be manufactured by several companies.
Entry Term(s): Drugs, Nonproprietary; Generic Drug; Generic Drugs
Previous Indexing: Drugs (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/01/02
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: M0025275
Scope Note: Drugs whose drug name is not protected by a trademark. They may be manufactured by several companies.
Terms: Drugs, Generic Preferred Term
Term UI T049566
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Generic Drug
Term UI T000997137
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Generic Drugs
Term UI T049565
Date11/06/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Drugs, Nonproprietary
Term UI T049567
Date10/03/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

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