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Sedative: Encyclopedia - Sedative

A sedative is a drug that depresses the central nervous system (CNS), which causes calmness, relaxation, reduction of anxiety, sleepiness, slowed breathing, slurred speech, staggering gait, poor judgment, and slow, uncertain reflexes. Sedatives may be referred to as tranquilizers, depressants, anxiolytics, soporifics, sleeping pills, downers, or sedative-hypnotics. At high doses or when they are abused, many of these drugs can cause unconsciousness and death. Sedative - Types of sedative. ...

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Sedative: Encyclopedia II - Sedative - Therapeutic use Doctors and nurses often administer sedation to patients in order to dull the patient's anxiety related to painful or anxiety-provoking procedures. Athough sedatives do not relieve pain in themselves, they can be a useful adjunct to analgesics in preparing patients for surgery, and are commonly given to patients before they are anaesthetized, or before other highly uncomfortable and invasive procedures like cardiac catheterization or MRI. They increase tractability and compliance of children or troublesome or demanding patients. Patients in intensive care units are almost always sedated (unless they a ...

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Sedative: Encyclopedia - Diphenhydramine

Diphenhydramine 2-(Diphenylmethoxy) -N,N-dimethylethylamine hydrochloride. Antihistaminic Motion sickness Sedative Tardive dyskinesia Other uses: Halting allergic reactions, controlling extrapyramidal side-effects induced by anticonvulsants Use in neonates and premature infants Use in nursing mothers Use as a local anesthetic Use in people with hypersensitivity to diphenhydramine hydrochloride an ...

Sedative: Encyclopedia - Chlormethiazole

Chlormethiazole is a sedative and hypnotic that is widely used in treating and preventing symptoms of acute alcohol withdrawal. It is a drug which is structurally related to thiamine (vitamin B1) but acts like a barbiturate, that is, a sedative, hypnotic, muscle relaxant and anticonvulsant. The drug acts on receptors in the brain known as GABA receptors, which cause the release of a chemical called GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid). GABA is a major inhibitory chemical in the brain involved in causing sleepiness and controlling anx ...

Sedative: Encyclopedia - Lorazepam

Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety disorders and insomnia, as well as certain types of seizures. It is sold under the brand names Ativan®, Temesta®, Tavor® (in Europe) and as generic lorazepam. It is available in tablets and as a solution for intramuscular and intravenous injections. Its formula is C15H10Cl2N2O2 and its CAS number is 846-49-1. Pharmacologically it is classified as a sedative-hypnotic, anxiolytic and anticonvulsant.Including:

Sedative: Encyclopedia - Flurazepam

Flurazepam Flurazepam is a long-acting benzodiazepine which is used as a sedative. It is marketed under the brand name Dalmane. It has the longest half-life of all of the benzodiazepines (40-250 hours), and may stay in the bloodstream for up to four days. It is used for short-term treatment of patients with insomnia. The most common adverse effects are dizziness, drowsiness, lightheadedness and ataxia. Flurazepam is a Schedule IV drug un ...

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Sedative: Encyclopedia - Zaleplon

Zaleplon Zaleplon (Sonata®/Starnoc®) is a sedative/hypnotic, mainly used for insomnia. It is a nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic from the pyrazolopyrimidine class. Zaleplon - Chemistry. Zaleplon is a white to off-white powder that has very low solubility in water as well as low solubility in alcohol and propylene glycol. It has a partition coefficient in octanol/water is constant (log PC = 1.23) when the pH range is between 1 and 7. Zaleplon - Mode of actionIncluding:

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Sedative: Encyclopedia - Diazepam

Diazepam, market under brand names of: Valium, Seduxen; and in Europe Apozepam, Diapam, is a 1,4-benzodiazepine derivative, which possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. Diazepam is used to treat anxiety and tension, and is the most effective benzodiazepine for treating muscle spasms. It is also used as a sedative premedication for various medical procedures, and to treat alcohol and opiate withdrawal symptoms. Occasionally, diazepam is used by military and pa ...

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Sedative: Encyclopedia - Hypnosis

Hypnosis is popularly understood to be a psychological condition in which an individual may be induced to exhibit apparent changes in behaviour, thought or affect - in particular an alteration in perception or memory. Although some individuals experience an increase in suggestibility and subjective feelings of relaxation, this is not true for everyone as it has been demonstrated that relaxation is not necessary for a hypnotic experience. The procedure by which this i ...

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Sedative: Encyclopedia - White coffee

White Coffee is an herbal tea, invented in Beirut, made with orange blossom water. Traditionally served after meals in Lebanon and Syria, it is often accompanied by candied rose petals, served in tiny, delicate dishes. White coffee is a sedative, and calms the nerves while stimulating digestion after a particularly rich or heavy meal. In Lebanon, orange blossom water is given to fussy babies; it is also used as a perfume, either in the bathwater or directly on the skin. Lebanese and ...

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Sedative: Encyclopedia - Amobarbital

Amobarbital Amobarbital is a barbiturate with sedative-hypnotic and analgesic properties . It is a white crystalline powder with no odor and a slightly bitter taste. Amobarbital - Mechanism of Action. According to an in vitro conducted at the University of British Columbia, amobarbital works by activating GABAA receptors, which decreases input resistance, depresses burst and tonic firing, especially in ventrobasal and intralaminar neurons, while at the same time increa ...

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Sedative: Encyclopedia - Zolpidem

Zolpidem Zolpidem is a prescription drug used for the short-term treatment of insomnia (sleeping pill). It works quickly (usually within 15 minutes) and has a short half-life (2-3 hours), but will last longer in patients with hepatic failure. Some trade names of zolpidem are Ambien®, Stilnox®, Stilnoct®, or Myslee®.[1] Its sedative effects are similar to those of the benzodiazepines, but i ...

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Sedative: Encyclopedia - Willi Stoph

1976–1989 (2) Horst Sindermann (2) Hans Modrow (2) Willi Stoph (9 July 1914 – 13 April 1999) was Prime Minister of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1973 to 1989. Stoph joined the Communist Party of Germany in 1931 and in 1950 became a member of the central committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and member of the Volkskammer. He was Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1964 to 1973 ...

Sedative: Encyclopedia - Amnesia

Amnesia (or amnaesia in Commonwealth English) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. The causes of amnesia are organic or functional. Organic causes include damage to the brain, through trauma or disease, or use of certain (generally sedative) drugs. Functional causes are psychological factors, such as defense mechanisms. Hysterical post-traumatic amnesia is an example of this. Amnesia may also be spontaneous, in the case of transient global amnesia. T ...

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Sedative: Encyclopedia - Clonazepam

Clonazepam Clonazepam (marketed by Roche under the trade-name Klonopin® in the United States and Rivotril® in Canada and Europe) is an anticonvulsant sedative-hypnotic anxiolytic (anti-anxiety drug), and a member of the benzodiazepine class of drugs. Like other benzodiazepines, Clonazepam is believed to act by simulating the action of GABA on the central nervous system. Because of strong anxiolytic properties and euphoriant side-effects it is said to be among the class of 'highly potent' benzodiaze ...