RT Book, Section
A1 Trevor, Anthony J.
A1 Katzung, Bertram G.
A1 Kruidering-Hall, Marieke M.
A1 Masters, Susan B.
SR Print(0)
ID 56981707
T1 Chapter 22. Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
T2 Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology: Examination & Board Review, 10e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178923-3
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56981707
RD 2024/04/25
AB The  sedative-hypnotics  belong  to  a  chemically  heterogeneous  class  of  drugs,  almost  all  of  which  produce  dose-dependent  CNS  depressant  effects.  A  major  subgroup  is  the  benzodiazepines,  but  representatives  of  other  subgroups,  including  barbiturates,  and  miscellaneous  agents  (carbamates,  alcohols,  and  cyclic  ethers)  are  still  in  use.  Newer  drugs  with  distinctive  characteristics  include  the  anxiolytic  buspirone,  several  widely  used  hypnotics  (zolpidem,  zaleplon,  eszopiclone),  and  ramelteon,  a  novel  drug  used  in  sleep  disorders.