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Hematologic, Gastrointestinal, and Renal Agents

Medical Definition: A collective grouping for agents that act on the hematopoietic, gastrointestinal, and renal systems.
Guide Notes: not use for indexing CATALOG: do not use
Hematologic, Gastrointestinal, and Renal Agents Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Gastrointestinal Agents - Drugs used for their effects on the gastrointestinal system, as to control gastric acidity, regulate gastrointestinal motility and water flow, and improve digestion.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Hematologic Agents - Drugs that act on blood and blood-forming organs and those that affect the hemostatic system.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Renal Agents - Drugs used for their effects on the kidneys' regulation of body fluid composition and volume. The most commonly used are the diuretics. Also included are drugs used for their antidiuretic and uricosuric actions, for their effects on the kidneys' clearance of other drugs, and for diagnosis of renal function.

Hematologic, Gastrointestinal, and Renal Agents Medical Definitions and Terms

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