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Sedative-hypnotics commonly known as tranquilizers?
The other name is a sedative or anesthetic such those used in operations. There are many products under the term tranquilizer.
What is acepromazine most commonly used for?
Acepromazine is most commonly used for veterinary purposes. This medication is used as a sedative to calm animals, usually those who are large and anxious, for instances where the animal must be non-ambulatory.
The most commonly used and abused drug is alcohol?
A drug can act as a stimulant, a sedative or can kill you depending on the amount taken ?
Is zopiclone name brand or generic?
Zopiclone is the generic name for a medication used to treat insomnia. It is sold under various brand names, with one of the most common being Imovane. The drug belongs to a class of medications known as sedative-hypnotics.
Is benzodiazepam in the medicine temazepam and zolpidem?
No. Temazepam is a member of the class of drugs called benzodiazepines, which generate anxiolytic and sedative effects. Zolpidem is a member of drugs called z-drugs, which behave as sedative hypnotics used as sleep aids. Both are GABA agonists, but interact with GABA receptors differently.
What type of treatments are recommended for chronic insomnia?
Allopathic treatment is drug therapy used if lifestyle changes do not treat insomnia or in response to crisis. Medications include sedatives, tranquilizers, antianxiety drugs, hypnotics (benzodiazepines).
What Drugs produce amnesia?
Typically benzodiazepines are most effective at producing anterograde amnesia, meaning a loss of memory after the event causing the amnesia. Benzodiazepines are psychoactive drugs that act as hypnotics, sedatives, anticonvulsants, anxiolytics, amnesics, and muscle relaxers. Some examples of benzodiazepines are flunitrazepam, commonly called Rohypnol or "roofies", clonazepam (Klonopin), lorazepam (Ativan), and diazepam (Valium). Benzodiazepines, specifically flunitrazepam, are commonly used as date rape drugs for their sedative and amnesic effects.
What is the chemical name of luminal?
The chemical name for luminal is Aminophthalhydrazide
Why is an intravenous used during a colonoscopy?
An intravenous line is inserted into a vein in the patient's arm to administer, in most cases, a sedative and a painkiller.
What is A sedative given to reduce anxiety?
Most often, the sedative used is from the family of benzodiazepines (Xanax, Valium, etc..). Each of them has its own half life, dosage and effects/possible side effect.
How is a tranquilizer different from a painkiller?
Sedatives are drugs that decrease activity and have a calming, relaxing effect. People use these drugs mainly to reduce anxiety. At higherdoses, sedatives usually cause sleep. Drugs used mainly to cause sleep are called hypnotics. The difference between sedatives and hypnotics, then, is usually the amount of the dose-lower doses have a calming effect and higher doses cause sleep. Currently, the most commonly prescribed sedatives are benzodiazepines, such as Valium. These drugs are also known as minor tranquilizers. Before the development of benzodiazepines in the 1950s and 1960s, doctors most often prescribed barbiturates to cause sleep and sedation. Because barbiturates have a high potential for abuse, doctors today rarely prescribe them. The exception is phenobarbital (Luminal), which is still used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant. Sedative-hypnotics can produce side effects in some people, especially the elderly and the very young. Elderly patients who need a sedative-hypnotic sometimes take chloral derivatives, which include chloral hydrate. These drugs are less likely to cause restlessness in older patients who suffer from confusion or dementia. They are also relatively safe to give to children for sedation before or after surgery. Chloral derivatives can, however, cause stomach irritation and rashes.
How is phenobarbital classified?
Phenobarbital is recommended to treat epilepsy.
