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Scope note
Substances of animal, vegetable, mineral, or synthetic origin that are used as an ingredient in pharmacy, in the prevention or treatment of disease, as a medicine, or to otherwise obtain a physiological effect on a living organism. Also includes substances having intoxicating, stimulant, or narcotic effects.
drugs
Accepted term: 27-May-2024