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Id	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008774 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008774
Preferred Name	Methylphenidate
Definitions	A central nervous system stimulant used most commonly in the treatment of ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER in children and for NARCOLEPSY. Its mechanisms appear to be similar to those of DEXTROAMPHETAMINE. The d-isomer of this drug is referred to as DEXMETHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE.
Synonyms	Ritaline Ritalin SR Phenidylate Ritalin Hydrochloride, Methylphenidate Ritalin-SR 2-Piperidineacetic acid, alpha-phenyl-, methyl ester Concerta Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Metadate Tsentedrin Methylin Equasym Centedrin Daytrana See more See less
Type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

definition	A central nervous system stimulant used most commonly in the treatment of ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER in children and for NARCOLEPSY. Its mechanisms appear to be similar to those of DEXTROAMPHETAMINE. The d-isomer of this drug is referred to as DEXMETHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE.
altLabel	Ritaline Ritalin SR Phenidylate Ritalin Hydrochloride, Methylphenidate Ritalin-SR 2-Piperidineacetic acid, alpha-phenyl-, methyl ester Concerta Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Metadate Tsentedrin Methylin Equasym Centedrin Daytrana See more See less
prefLabel	Methylphenidate
Machine permutation	PHENIDYLATE was see METHYLPHENIDATE 1978-94
HN	PHENIDYLATE was see METHYLPHENIDATE 1978-94
Mapped from	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C000592015 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C009189 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C000718174 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C119989 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C119988 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C000656358 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C033296 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C033297 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/C042400 See more See less
type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
isa	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000697 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018765
PA	D018765 D000697
tui	T109 T121
TERMUI	T614200 T851216 T026155 T026154 T026151 T686057 T614197 T614202 T614205 T026153 T026156 T614203 T026152 See more See less
TH	US MX UK NL NLM (1995) CA NLM (2008) NLM (2015) FDA SRS (2014) JAN (19XX) UNK (19XX) USAN (19XX) INN (19XX) DE AU USP (19XX) BAN (19XX) FR See more See less
MMR	20170524
notation	D008774
Semantic type UMLS property	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/STY/T121 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/STY/T109
RR	4B3SC438HI 113-45-1 (Methylphenidate) 298-59-9 (HCl)
Inverse of AQ	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000097 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000627 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000493 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000494 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000276 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000138 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000134 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000266 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000378 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000008 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000009 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000031 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000032 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000037 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000191 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000302 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000145 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000592 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000737 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000819 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000506 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000633 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000600 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000652 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000528 See more See less
DX	19660101
cui	C1691676 C0729003 C0733812 C1563860 C0700545 C0876085 C0025810 C0723094 C0728759 C0939301 See more See less
DC	1
MN	D03.383.621.460 D02.241.223.601.600
LT	TRD
AQL	AA AD AE AG AI AN BL CF CH CL CS EC HI IM IP ME PD PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UR
Inverse of RB	4B3SC438HI 207ZZ9QZ49 0
OL	use METHYLPHENIDATE to search PHENIDYLATE 1978-94
MDA	19990101
subClassOf	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010648 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010880

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