"Clonidine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An imidazoline sympatholytic agent that stimulates ALPHA-2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS and central IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTORS. It is commonly used in the management of HYPERTENSION.
| Descriptor ID |
D003000
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.129.308.436.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Clonidine Hydrochloride- Clonidine Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Clonidine
- Clonidine Monohydrochloride
- Monohydrochloride, Clonidine
Dixarit- Dixarit
- Boehringer Ingelheim Brand of Clonidine Hydrochloride
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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