Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted. The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov. Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at opm.gov.

NLM Logo

Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Tree Number(s)
C25.100
Unique ID
D064420
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D064420
Annotation
general or unspecified only; prefer specific drug-related disorder + specific drug with /‌adv eff /‌pois or /‌tox; for disorders relating to the abuse of drugs use SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS or specifics
Scope Note
Disorders that result from the intended use of PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. Included in this heading are a broad variety of chemically-induced adverse conditions due to toxicity, DRUG INTERACTIONS, and metabolic effects of pharmaceuticals.
Entry Term(s)
Adverse Drug Event
Adverse Drug Reaction
Drug Side Effects
Drug Toxicity
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reaction
Side Effects of Drugs
Toxicity, Drug
Previous Indexing
Substance-Related Disorders (1998-2013)
See Also
Clinical Trials, Phase IV as Topic
Contraindications, Drug
Drug Interactions
Public MeSH Note
2014; see DRUG-TOXICITY 1998-2013
History Note
2014; DRUG-TOXICITY was heading 1998-2013
Date Established
2014/01/01
Date of Entry
2013/07/08
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions Preferred
Drug Toxicity Narrower
page delivered in 0.132s