Friday, 13 January 2017

Classification of Drugs- HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES

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HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES
Hypnotics are used to Induce Sleep, Where as Sedatives are used to calm or reduce the anxiety.

The following Drugs are used as Hypnotics and Sedatives, The Hypnotics and Sedatives action produced based on the concentration of the drug used or the combination of drugs used.

Barbiturates:
Pentobarbital
Amobarbital
Butobarbital
Barbital
Aprobarbital
Secobarbital
Talbutal
Vinylbital
Vinbarbital
Cyclobarbital
Heptabarbital
Reposal
Methohexital        
Hexobarbital
Thiopental        
Etallobarbital        
Allobarbital        
Proxibarbal 

Aldehydes and derivatives:
Chloral hydrate
Chloralodol
Acetylglycinamide chloral hydrate
Dichloralphenazone
Paraldehyde 

Benzodiazepine derivatives:
Flurazepam
Nitrazepam
Flunitrazepam
Estazolam
Triazolam
Lormetazepam
Temazepam
Midazolam
Brotizolam
Quazepam
Loprazolam
Doxefazepam        
Cinolazepam  

Piperidinedione derivatives:
Glutethimide
Methyprylon
Pyrithyldione  

Benzodiazepine related drugs:
Zopiclone
Zolpidem
Zaleplon
Eszopiclone 

Melatonin receptor agonists:
Melatonin
Ramelteon        
Tasimelteon 

Other hypnotics and sedatives:
Methaqualone
Clomethiazole
Bromisoval
Carbromal
Scopolamine
Propiomazine
Triclofos
Ethchlorvynol
Valerianae radix        
Hexapropymate  
Bromides        
Apronal
Valnoctamide
Methylpentynol        
Niaprazine        
Dexmedetomidine


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