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Psychotropic Drugs Classes

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  • Sedatives, hypnotic drugs
  • Anti-anxiety drugs
  • Anti-depressant, mood stabilizers
  • Anti-psychotics
  • Stimulants
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Sedatives:

Classes:
-Benzodiazepines:

  • Barbituates
  • Nonbenzodiazepines-nonbarbituates:
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-Sedatives reduce anxiety, tension, excitement. In large doses considered hypnotics; induce state resembling natural sleep

Classes:
-Benzodiazepines: stimulate GABA receptors in brain associated with wakefulness, attention; calm, sedate without drowsiness [lorazepam, triazolam, alprazolam, diazepam]

-Barbituates: reduce overall CNS alertness by depressing sensory, motor, cerebral function; produce drowsiness, sedation, hypnosis[amobarbital, pentobarbital]