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Hypnotics and Sedatives

Known as: Sedative and Hypnotic, sedatives hypnotics, hypnotics sedatives 
A drug that calms and soothes, and reduces stress and tension. Tranquilizers are used to treat anxiety and insomnia.
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AlcoholsAlprazolamAmobarbitalAnti-Anxiety Agents
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Central Nervous System Depressants

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Review
2008
Review
2008
Pharmacognostic and pharmacological profile of Humulus lupulus L.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
α5GABAA Receptors Mediate the Amnestic But Not Sedative-Hypnotic Effects of the General Anesthetic Etomidate
A fundamental objective of anesthesia research is to identify the receptors and brain regions that mediate the various behavioral… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Prevalence, correlates, and comorbidity of DSM-IV antisocial personality syndromes and alcohol and specific drug use disorders in the United States: results from the national epidemiologic survey on…
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to provide nationally representative data on the prevalence, sociodemographic correlates… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Daily interruption of sedative infusions and complications of critical illness in mechanically ventilated patients*
Objective:In critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation, daily interruption of sedative infusions decreases… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Human-Livestock Interactions: The Stockperson and the Productivity and Welfare of Intensively Farmed Animals
The ethics of animal farming - implications for the stockperson human-animal interactions and the productivity and welfare of… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Development and validation of the Biphasic Alcohol Effects Scale.
Alcohol produces stimulant and sedative effects, and both types of effect are thought to influence drinking practices. This… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Neurogenetic adaptive mechanisms in alcoholism.
Clinical, genetic, and neuropsychopharmacological studies of developmental factors in alcoholism are providing a better… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Benzodiazepine impairs and β-carboline enhances performance in learning and memory tasks
Benzodiazepines are widely used anxiolytics and anticonvulsants, and their potent sedative properties are routinely used in… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Current Status of Benzodiazepines
When the pharmacologic and clinical properties of the benzodiazepine sedative–anxioly tics were last reviewed comprehensively in… 
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
THE TREATMENT OF MANIC PSYCHOSES BY THE ADMINISTRATION OF LITHIUM SALTS
The treatment of manic psychoses with lithium salts was introduced by Cade in 1949, following an accidental observation of a… 
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