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What are sedative-hypnotics?; Sedative-hypnotics are drugs which depress or slow down the body's functions. Often these drugs are referred to as tranquilizers and sleeping pills or sometimes just as sedatives. Their effects range from calming down anxious people to promoting sleep.
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Sedative - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A sedative is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement. At higher doses it may result in slurred speech, staggering gait, poor judgment, and slow, uncertain reflexes....
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A screening method for the detection of sedative-hypnotics in serum is described. ... The target drugs, which include practically all the sedative-hypnotics distributed in Japan, consisted of 5 barbiturates, 30 benzodiazepine-related drugs and 11 other sedative-hypnotics (i.e., apronalide, bromisovalum,
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15869852
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Ancoli-Israel S; Richardson GS; Mangano RM; Jenkins L; Hall P; Jones WS; Department of Psychiatry 116A, University of California San Diego and Veterans Affairs, San Diego Healthcare System, ... Hypnotics and Sedatives [administration & dosage] [pharmacology] [therapeutic use] ... 0 (Hypnotics and Sedatives)
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15716214
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Overview: Sedative-hypnotics are a group of drugs that cause CNS depression. Benzodiazepines and barbiturates are the most commonly used agents in this class. Other agents include the nonbarbiturate nonbenzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics, such as buspirone, zolpidem, ethchlorvynol, glutethimide, chloral ...
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/818430-overview
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Overview: Throughout history, humans have sought chemical agents to ameliorate the effects of stress and attenuate feelings of discomfort, tension, anxiety, and dysphoria. ... No conclusive data explain how sedative-hypnotics function. Gamma-aminobutyric butyric acid (GABA) is the most widely distributed...
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/290585-overview
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Benzodiazepine hypnotics have been demonstrated to be safe and effective in the treatment of insomnia but are restricted to short-term use. The recent State of the Science Conference observed that these agents have a higher frequency and severity of adverse effects than is ... Sodium oxybate is a potent sedative agent,
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focus.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/4/4/472
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Objectives To quantify and compare potential benefits (subjective reports of sleep variables) and risks (adverse events and morning-after psychomotor impairment) of short term treatment with sedative hypnotics in older people with insomnia.
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www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/331/7526/1169
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Can sedative-hypnotics affect an unborn fetus? Yes. Babies born to mothers who abuse sedatives during their pregnancy may be physically dependent of the drugs and show withdrawal symptoms shortly after they are born.
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www.lsuhsc.edu/no/organizations/CampusHealth/brochures/...
www.lsuhsc.edu/no/organizations/CampusHealth/brochures/sedatives.pdf
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