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MeSH Heading: Multi-Ingredient Cold, Flu, and Allergy Medications
Tree Number(s): D26.310.500
Unique ID: D057985
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057985
Annotation: IM general only; coordinate NIM with specific ingredients
Scope Note: A broad category of multi-ingredient preparations that are marketed for the relief of upper respiratory symptoms resulting from the COMMON COLD; ALLERGIES; or HUMAN INFLUENZA. While the majority of these medications are available as OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS some of them contain ingredients that require them to be sold as PRESCRIPTION DRUGS or as BEHIND-THE COUNTER DRUGS.
Entry Term(s): Cold and Flu Medications, Multi-Ingredient; Cold, Flu, and Allergy Medications, Multi-Ingredient; Multi-Ingredient Allergy Medications; Multi-Ingredient Cold Medications; Multi-Ingredient Cold Remedies; Multi-Ingredient Cold and Flu Medications; Multi-Ingredient Flu Medications
Registry Numbers: 0
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 1955/01/01

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)

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