Chemical Actions and Uses (definition)

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ψ	Chemical Actions and Uses

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Definition: A group of pharmacologic activities, effects on living systems and the environment, and modes of employment of drugs and chemicals. They are broken into actions, which describe their effects, and uses, which describe how they are employed.

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Examples Pharmacologic Actions; Specialty Uses of Chemicals; Toxic Actions

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
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