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Descriptor English: Bulk Drugs
Descriptor Spanish: Medicamentos a Granel
Descriptor principio activo
Entry term(s) ingrediente activo
ingredientes activos
principio farmacológico activo
principios activos
principios farmacológicos activos
sustancia activa
sustancias activas
Scope note: Cualquier sustancia destinada a utilizarse en un fármaco y que, cuando se utiliza en la fabricación, el procesamiento o el acondicionamiento de un fármaco, se convierte en un ingrediente farmacéutico activo o en una forma farmacéutica terminada del fármaco. No incluye los productos intermedios empleados en la síntesis de dichas sustancias.
Descriptor Portuguese: Princípios Ativos
Descriptor French: Without translation
Entry term(s): Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Bulk Drug Substances
Drugs, Bulk
Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Active
Tree number(s): D26.025
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000095485
Scope note: Any substance that is represented for use in a drug and that, when used in the manufacturing, processing, or packaging of a drug, becomes an active ingredient or a finished dosage form of the drug. Does not include intermediates used in the synthesis of such substances.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
UR urine
Public MeSH Note: 2024
History Note: 2024
DeCS ID: 60416
Unique ID: D000095485
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Date Established: 2024/01/01
Date of Entry: 2023/07/26
Revision Date: 2023/05/31
Bulk Drugs - Preferred
Concept UI M000758355
Scope note Any substance that is represented for use in a drug and that, when used in the manufacturing, processing, or packaging of a drug, becomes an active ingredient or a finished dosage form of the drug. Does not include intermediates used in the synthesis of such substances.
Preferred term Bulk Drugs
Entry term(s) Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Bulk Drug Substances
Drugs, Bulk
Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Active



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