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Chapter 12
Central Nervous System Depressants and Muscle Relaxants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Drugs that have an inhibitory effect on the CNS to the degree that they reduce nervousness, excitability, irritability | Sedatives |
| Cause sleep, much more potent effect on CNS than sedatives; can become a hypnotic if it is given in large enough doses, can reset the body clock if given too much | hypnotics |
| What 3 main groups are sedatives classified into | Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, Miscellaneous drugs |
| Most commonly prescribed sedative-hypnotic drug, GABA, REM, | Benzodiazepines |
| First introduced in 1903 and were the standard drugs for insomnia and sedation , habit forming, low therapeutic index(narrow dosage range) | Barbiturates |
| Over the counter hypnotics | doxylamine (Unisom), diphenhydramine (Sominex), acetaminophen/diphenhydramine (extra strength Tylenol PM) |