Pharmacologic Substance

**Semantic type:** Chemical Viewed Functionally

**Definition:** Any natural, endogenously-derived, synthetic or semi-synthetic compound with pharmacologic activity. A pharmacologic substance has one or more specific mechanism of action(s) through which it exerts one or more effect(s) on the human or animal body. They can be used to potentially prevent, diagnose, treat or relieve symptoms of a disease. Formulation specific agents and some combination agents are also classified as pharmacologic substances.

**Synonyms:** - Agent - DRUG - Drug - Drug - Drug - Drug - Drug - Drug Substance - Pharmaceutical Agent - Pharmaceuticals - Pharmacologic Agent - Pharmacological Substance - Therapeutic Agent - drug - drug - therapeutic agents - therapeutic_agents