Chapter 12: Central Nervous System Depressants and Muscle Relaxants
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Barbiturates
Class of drugs used to induce sedation (SEDATION)
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Benzodiazepines
Chemical category of drugs most frequently prescribed as anxiety drugs and less frequently as sedative hypnotic agents (ANXIETY)
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Hypnotics
Drug when given at low to moderate dosages, calm or soothe the CNS w/o inducing sleep
-When given at high does, induces sleep
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Sedatives
Inhibitory effect on the CNS to the degree that they reduce nervousness, excitability, irritability w/o causing sleep
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Sedative-hypnotics
Drugs that can act in the body either as sedatives or hypnotics
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Sleep
State of rest
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