Wakefulness-Promoting Agents
"Wakefulness-Promoting 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 specific category of drugs that prevent sleepiness by specifically targeting sleep-mechanisms in the brain. They are used to treat DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE such as NARCOLEPSY. Note that this drug category does not include broadly-acting central nervous system stimulants such as AMPHETAMINES.
| Descriptor ID |
D064690
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.427.220.612
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| Concept/Terms |
Wakefulness-Promoting Agents- Wakefulness-Promoting Agents
- Agents, Wakefulness-Promoting
- Wakefulness Promoting Agents
- Wake-Promoting Substances
- Substances, Wake-Promoting
- Wake Promoting Substances
- Wake-Promoting Drugs
- Drugs, Wake-Promoting
- Wake Promoting Drugs
- Wake-Promoting Agents
- Agents, Wake-Promoting
- Wake Promoting Agents
- Eugeroic Drugs
- Drugs, Eugeroic
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