Radiation-Protective Agents (59) • Drugs used to protect against ionizing radiation. They are usually of interest for use in radiation therapy but have been considered for other, e.g. military, purposes. MeSH
Radiation-Protective Effect (0) see Radiation-Protective Agents
Radiation-Sensitizing Agents (104) • Drugs used to potentiate the effectiveness of radiation therapy in destroying unwanted cells. MeSH
Radiation-Sensitizing Effect (0) see Radiation-Sensitizing Agents
Radioactive Pollutants (1)
Radiocontrast Media (0) see Contrast Media
Radiopharmaceuticals (51) • Compounds that are used in medicine as sources of radiation for radiotherapy and for diagnostic purposes. They have numerous uses in research and industry. (Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1161) MeSH
Reagents (0) see Indicators and Reagents
Reducing Agents (5) • Materials that add an electron to an element or compound, that is, decrease the positiveness of its valence. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) MeSH
Renal Agents (37)
Renal Epithelial Sodium Channel Inhibitors (0) see Epithelial Sodium Channel Blockers
Reproductive Control Agents (144) • Substances used either in the prevention or facilitation of pregnancy. MeSH
Reproductive Effect (1)
Resins, Synthetic (3)
Respiratory Stimulants (0) see Respiratory System Agents
Respiratory System Agents (169) • Drugs used for their effects on the respiratory system. MeSH
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (46) • Inhibitors of reverse transcriptase (RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE), an enzyme that synthesizes DNA on an RNA template. MeSH
Reversible Inhibitors of Monoamine Oxidase (0) see Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
RIMA (Reversible Inhibitor of Monoamine Oxidase A) (0) see Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
Riot Control Agents, Chemical (12) • Chemical substances which are employed during a riot in order to control or disperse the rioting parties. MeSH
RNA Synthesis Inhibitors (0) see Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Rodenticides (14) • Substances used to destroy or inhibit the action of rats, mice, or other rodents. MeSH
Rubefacients (0) see Irritants