pharmacologic substance

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006583",
  "term": "pharmacologic substance",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The main ingredient in a medicine that causes the desired effect of the medicine. Some medicines contain more than one pharmacologic substance that act in different ways in the body. Also called active pharmaceutical ingredient, API, and drug substance.",
  "synonyms": [
    "active pharmaceutical ingredient",
    "API",
    "drug substance"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pharmacologic-substance/"
}