SEDATIVES AND HYPNOTICS

a sedative is a drug that reduces excitement and is commonly used as an anxiolytic. a hypnotic is a drug that produces sleep resembling natural sleep. hypnotics and sedatives both induce depression in the central nervous system. many of the drugs in this category are used as anticonvulsants and muscle relaxants and also as general anesthetics.

in general, sedatives and hypnotics are classified as

1.BARBITURATES

2.NON-BARBITURATES

1.BARBITURATES: these are cyclic ureides derived from malonic acid. they are very imped in medicine as sedatives and hypnotics. similarly, some barbiturates are given intravenously for the production of general anesthesia. they are called barbiturates coz of the old name barbituric acid for malonyl urea

structurally they are derivatives of hexahydro pyrimidone.

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