Antitussive Agents
"Antitussive Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Agents that suppress cough. They act centrally on the medullary cough center. EXPECTORANTS, also used in the treatment of cough, act locally.
| Descriptor ID |
D000996
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.427.153 D27.505.954.796.090
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| Concept/Terms |
Antitussive Agents- Antitussive Agents
- Agents, Antitussive
- Cough Suppressants
- Suppressants, Cough
- Antitussive Drugs
- Drugs, Antitussive
- Antitussives
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Antitussive Agents" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Stephens RJ, Filip AB, Baumgartner KT, Schwarz ES, Liss DB. Benzonatate Overdose Presenting as Cardiac Arrest with Rapidly Narrowing QRS Interval. J Med Toxicol. 2022 10; 18(4):344-349.