"Tranquilizing Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A traditional grouping of drugs said to have a soothing or calming effect on mood, thought, or behavior. Included here are the ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS (minor tranquilizers), ANTIMANIC AGENTS, and the ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS (major tranquilizers). These drugs act by different mechanisms and are used for different therapeutic purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D014149
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.277.950 D27.505.954.427.210.950 D27.505.954.427.700.872
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| Concept/Terms |
Tranquilizing Agents- Tranquilizing Agents
- Agents, Tranquilizing
- Tranquilizing Drugs
- Drugs, Tranquilizing
- Tranquillizing Drugs
- Drugs, Tranquillizing
- Ataractics
- Tranquillizing Agents
- Agents, Tranquillizing
Tranquilizing Effect- Tranquilizing Effect
- Effect, Tranquilizing
- Tranquilizing Effects
- Effects, Tranquilizing
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tranquilizing Agents" by people in Profiles.
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A Liquid-Chromatography High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Method for Non-FDA Approved Benzodiazepines. J Anal Toxicol. 2019 May 01; 43(4):316-320.
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Association between the commercial characteristics of psychotropic drugs and their off-label use. Med Care. 2012 Nov; 50(11):940-7.
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Psychoactive drug-induced changes of interhemispheric EEG amplitude relationships. Agents Actions. 1973 Jun; 3(2):124-32.
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The effect of sedation and awakening on energy substrates and hormonal relationships in the subhuman primate. J Surg Res. 1973 Jan; 14(1):24-30.
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Quantitative EEG analysis of single-dose effect relationships in normal volunteers of Pacinox (capuride), a new antianxiety drug. Biol Psychiatry. 1971; 3(2):165-72.
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Comparison of the effects of RO 5-6901, pentobarbital, and meperidine on the respiratory response to carbon dioxide. Anesth Analg. 1970 Mar-Apr; 49(2):297-9.
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Effects of parenteral administration of haloperidol and chlorpromazine in man. I. Normal subjects: quantitative EEG and subjective response. J Clin Pharmacol J New Drugs. 1968 Mar-Apr; 8(2):79-88.
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TIME-SERIES, FREQUENCY ANALYSIS, AND ELECTROGENESIS OF THE EEGS OF NORMALS AND PSYCHOTICS BEFORE AND AFTER DRUGS. Am J Psychiatry. 1965 Jun; 121:1147-55.
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PANEL DISCUSSION. 3. THE FUTURE OF TRANQUILIZER RESEARCH AND THE THERAPY OF ANXIETY. ASSAY OF ANTI-ANXIETY DRUGS BY QUANTITATIVE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY. J Neuropsychiatr. 1964 Oct; 5:475-86.