RT Book, Section
A1 Katzung, Bertram G.
A1 Kruidering-Hall, Marieke
A1 Tuan, Rupa Lalchandani
A1 Vanderah, Todd W.
A1 Trevor, Anthony J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1180556278
T1 Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
T2 Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology: Examination & Board Review, 13e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260117127
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180556278
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  sedative-hypnotics  belong  to  a  chemically  heterogeneous  class  of  drugs,  almost  all  of  which  produce  dose-dependent  CNS  depressant  effects  that  cause  sedation  (with  relief  of  anxiety)  or  hypnosis  (encourage  sleep).  The  major  subgroup  is  the  benzodiazepines,  but  representatives  of  other  subgroups,  including  barbiturates,  and  miscellaneous  agents  (carbamates,  alcohols,  and  cyclic  ethers)  are  still  in  use.  Atypical  drugs  with  distinctive  characteristics  include  the  anxiolytic  buspirone,  several  widely  used  hypnotics  (zolpidem,  zaleplon,  eszopiclone),  and  melatonin  agonists  and  orexin  antagonists,  novel  drugs  used  in  sleep  disorders.