Antiparasitic Agent

Preferred Label : Antiparasitic Agent;

NCIt synonyms : Antiparasitic Drugs; Antiparasitics; Antiparasitic;

NCIt definition : Any agent that is effective against infections caused by parasitic organisms and is able to inhibit their growth or kill them. This class consists of anthelmintics and antiprotozoals.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Drugs used to treat bacterial and parasitic infections and some cancers.; NICHD: Substances that kill or inhibit the growth or other functions of parasites, and that are used in the treatment of parasitic infections.;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:35442;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000046087;

Details

Origin ID

C276;

UMLS CUI

C0003404;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Antiparasitic agents [PASCAL theme]
- Parasiticidal preparations (product) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Antiparasite agent (substance) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- Antiparasitic [LOINC hierarchical part]
- antiparasite drug, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- antiparasitic agents [MeSH Descriptor]
- antiparasitic agents [MeSH concept]
Manual BTNT mappings - CISMeF
- Antiparasitic drug (systemic) [ICD-11 Extension code]
Semantic type(s)
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Antiparasite agent (substance) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- Antiparasitic [LOINC hierarchical part]
- Parasiticidal preparations (product) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- antiparasite drug, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- antiparasitic agents [MeSH concept]
- antiparasitic agents [MeSH Descriptor]
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- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]

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