Sedative

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Adverse-effects 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

More Specific Terms

• azatadine (Optimine)
• benzodiazepine
• brompheniramine (Dimetane)
• buspirone (BuSpar)
• butabarbital; secumalum; secbutabarbital (Butisol)
• butalbital; allylbarbital (Profundol, Sandoptal)
• carisoprodol (Soma, Rela)
• chloral [hydrate] (Noctec)
• chlormezanone (Trancopal)
• chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton)
• clemastine (Tavist)
• cyproheptadine (Periactin)
• dexmedetomidine (Precedex)
• dichloralphenazone (Kloralfenazon)
• dimenhydrinate (Dramamine)
• diphenhydramine (Benadryl, Alledryl, Allergival)
• eszopiclone (Lunesta)
• ethchlorvynol (Placidyl)
• gamma-hydroxybutyrate (sodium oxybate, Xyrem, Anetamin, Somsanit, date rape drug)
• glutethimide (Doriden)
• hydroxyzine (Atarax, Vistaril)
• mephobarbital (Mebaral)
• meprobamate (Equanil, Miltown)
• methapyrilene (Paradormalene)
• methaqualone (Quaalude, Mozambin)
• methyprylon (Noludar)
• opioid receptor agonist (narcotic)
• paraldehyde
• pentobarbital (Nembutal)
• pheniramine (Tripoton)
• propiomazine (Largon)
• secobarbital (Seconal)
• thiopental (Pentothal)
• triprolidine (Actidil)
• zaleplon (Sonata)
• zolpidem (Ambien, Zolpimist, Edluar, Intermezzo)
• zopiclone (Imovane, Zimovane)

Adverse-effects

• increased mortality risk in patients taking sedative/ hypnotics 30 times in the past month
  
• drug adverse effects of sedatives

More General Terms

• psychotropic agent

Additional Terms

• sleeping pill

References

1. UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine & Board Review, Marina Del Ray, CA, Sept 12-15, 2001
2. FDA MedWatch [1]

sedative/hypnotic (tranquilizer)