# drugClass

The class of drug this belongs to (e.g., statins).

## Expected Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [DrugClass](https://schema.org.ai/DrugClass) | A class of medical drugs, e.g., statins. Classes can represent general pharmacological class, common mechanisms of action, common physiological effects, etc. |

## Used on Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [Drug](https://schema.org.ai/Drug) | A chemical or biologic substance, used as a medical therapy, that has a physiological effect on an organism. Here the term drug is used interchangeably with the term medicine although clinical knowledge makes a clear difference between them. |

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