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{{Short description|Category of drugs used to classify a drug according to certain criteria}} | {{Short description|Category of drugs used to classify a drug according to certain criteria}} | ||
A '''drug class''' is a set of [[medication]]s and other compounds that have a similar [[chemical structure]]s, the same [[mechanism of action]] (i.e. binding to the same [[biological target]]), a related [[mode of action]], and/or are used to treat the same disease. | A '''drug class''' is a set of [[medication]]s and other compounds that have a similar [[chemical structure]]s, the same [[mechanism of action]] (i.e. binding to the same [[biological target]]), a related [[mode of action]], and/or are used to treat the same disease. | ||
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[[Category:Medicinal chemistry]] | [[Category:Medicinal chemistry]] | ||
[[Category:Pharmacological classification systems]] | [[Category:Pharmacological classification systems]] | ||
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