"Laxatives" 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.
Agents that produce a soft formed stool, and relax and loosen the bowels, typically used over a protracted period, to relieve CONSTIPATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D054368
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.483.620
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Laxatives" by people in Profiles.
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Tack J, Derakhchan K, Gabriel A, Spalding W, Terreri B, Youssef A, Kreidieh B, Kowey PR, Boules M. A Review of the Cardiovascular Safety of Prucalopride in Patients With Chronic Idiopathic Constipation. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 06 01; 118(6):955-960.
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Sharma A, Rao SSC, Kearns K, Orleck KD, Waldman SA. Review article: diagnosis, management and patient perspectives of the spectrum of constipation disorders. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2021 06; 53(12):1250-1267.
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Santucci NR, Chogle A, Leiby A, Mascarenhas M, Borlack RE, Lee A, Perez M, Russell A, Yeh AM. Non-pharmacologic approach to pediatric constipation. Complement Ther Med. 2021 Jun; 59:102711.
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Middleberg RA, Homan J. LC-MS/MS method for the detection of common laxatives. Methods Mol Biol. 2012; 902:157-66.
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Hall CC, DePiero AD. Laxative-induced buttock dermatitis. J Emerg Med. 2011 Feb; 40(2):212-3.