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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.
National Institutes of Health

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AlcoholsAlprazolamAmobarbitalAnti-Anxiety Agents
BuspironeEthersGeneral AnesthesiaHistamine H1 Antagonists

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Central Nervous System Depressants

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Highly Cited
2017
Highly Cited
2017
Sedative, Analgesic and Ultrasound–Mediated Gastrointestinal Nano Drugs Delivery for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedure, Nano Drug–Induced Gastrointestinal Disorders and Nano Drug Treatment of…
Sedative, analgesic and ultrasound–mediated gastrointestinal Nano drugs are important Nano medicines for gastrointestinal… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Subjective and behavioral effects of diazepam depend on its rate of onset
This study addressed the assumption that rate of onset affects the euphorigenic effects of drugs. Drugs with rapid onset are… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Effects of buspirone and diazepam, alone and in combination with alcohol, on skilled performance and evoked potentials.
Effects of buspirone, 10 and 20 mg, and diazepam, 10 mg, on skilled performance and evoked responses, as well as their… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Anaesthetic and sedative techniques for fish.
Review
1984
Review
1984
Postural instability as a measure of sedative drug response.
Methods of varying complexity have been devised to measure movements involved in the control of posture (sway). Dose-related… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Tranquilizer effect of exercise. Acute effects of moderate aerobic exercise on spinal reflex activation level.
1978
1978
Simultaneous liquid-chromatographic determination of 12 common sedatives and hypnotics in serum.
We present a method for simultaneously determining 12 hypnotics and sedatives (primidone, methyprylon, phenobarbital… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The turnover rate of gamma-aminobutyric acid in the nuclei of telencephalon: implications in the pharmacology of antipsychotics and of a minor tranquilizer.
The turnover rate of GABA is measured in substantia nigra, globus pallidus, N. accumbens, and striatum of rats injected with… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Absorption and sedative effects of diazepam after oral administration and intramuscular administration into the vastus lateralis muscle and the deltoid muscle.
The absorption of diazepam 10 mg after oral administration and intramuscular administration into the vastus lateralis muscle or… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Hypnotics and altered sleep-dream patterns. I. All-night EEG studies of glutethimide, methyprylon, and pentobarbital.
THE increasing variety of and demand for sedative and hypnotic drugs have created a dilemma for the physician. Until recently… 
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