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MeSH Heading: Wakefulness-Promoting Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.505.954.427.220.612
Unique ID: D064690
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D064690
Scope Note: A specific category of drugs that prevent sleepiness by specifically targeting sleep-mechanisms in the brain. They are used to treat DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE such as NARCOLEPSY. Note that this drug category does not include broadly-acting central nervous system stimulants such as AMPHETAMINES.
Entry Term(s): Eugeroic Drugs; Wake-Promoting Agents; Wake-Promoting Drug; Wake-Promoting Drugs; Wake-Promoting Substances
Registry Numbers: 0
Previous Indexing: Sleep Disorders/drug therapy (2006-2013)
Public MeSH Note: 2014
History Note: 2014
Date Established: 2014/01/01
Date of Entry: 2013/07/08
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

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)

Concept UI: M0582998
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: A specific category of drugs that prevent sleepiness by specifically targeting sleep-mechanisms in the brain. They are used to treat DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE such as NARCOLEPSY. Note that this drug category does not include broadly-acting central nervous system stimulants such as AMPHETAMINES.
Terms: Wakefulness-Promoting Agents Preferred Term
Term UI T845374
Date06/10/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014); Wake-Promoting Drug
Term UI T001089531
Date10/07/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Wake-Promoting Agents
Term UI T840249
Date04/10/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014); Eugeroic Drugs
Term UI T844121
Date05/14/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014); Wake-Promoting Drugs
Term UI T840250
Date04/10/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014); Wake-Promoting Substances
Term UI T840251
Date04/10/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014)

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