MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Nootropic Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.505.954.427.637
Unique ID: D018697
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018697
Scope Note: Drugs used to specifically facilitate learning or memory, particularly to prevent the cognitive deficits associated with dementias. These drugs act by a variety of mechanisms.
Entry Term(s): Anti-Dementia Agent; Anti-Dementia Agents; Antidementia Agent; Antidementia Agents; Cognitive Enhancer; Cognitive Enhancers; Nootropic; Nootropic Agent; Nootropic Drug; Nootropic Drugs; Nootropics; Procognitive Agent; Procognitive Agents
Registry Numbers: 0
Previous Indexing: Psychotropic Drugs (1989-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95; NOOTRPIC DRUGS was see PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS 1990-94
Online Note: use PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS to search NOOTROPIC DRUGS 1990-94
History Note: 95; NOOTRPIC DRUGS was see PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS 1990-94
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/06/03
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
- Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
  - Therapeutic Uses [D27.505.954]
    - Central Nervous System Agents [D27.505.954.427]

Nootropic Agents Preferred

Concept UI: M0028009
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Drugs used to specifically facilitate learning or memory, particularly to prevent the cognitive deficits associated with dementias. These drugs act by a variety of mechanisms.
Terms: Nootropic Agents Preferred Term
Term UI T055673
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Antidementia Agents
Term UI T000943539
Date05/30/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2019); Nootropic Drugs
Term UI T055672
Date04/04/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Cognitive Enhancers
Term UI T055674
Date04/04/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Nootropics
Term UI T055675
Date01/27/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Nootropic
Term UI T000997211
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Anti-Dementia Agents
Term UI T000943931
Date06/13/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2019); Procognitive Agents
Term UI T000943932
Date06/13/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2019); Nootropic Agent
Term UI T000997212
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Anti-Dementia Agent
Term UI T000997213
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Antidementia Agent
Term UI T000997214
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Cognitive Enhancer
Term UI T000997215
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Nootropic Drug
Term UI T000997216
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Procognitive Agent
Term UI T000997217
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Nootropic Agents MeSH Descriptor Data 2025