Chemicals and Drugs

Hypnotics and Sedatives

Drugs used to induce drowsiness or sleep or to reduce psychological excitement or anxiety.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Drugs used to induce drowsiness or sleep or to reduce psychological excitement or anxiety.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Sedative and Hypnotic
  • Sedatives and Hypnotics
  • Hypnotic and Sedative
  • Hypnotic
  • Hypnotic Effect
  • Hypnotic Effects
  • Hypnotics
  • Sedative
  • Sedative Effect
  • Sedative Effects
  • Sedatives
  • Effect, Hypnotic
  • Effect, Sedative
  • Effects, Hypnotic
  • Effects, Sedative

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

note entry terms HYPNOTIC EFFECT and SEDATIVE EFFECT: use only for the hypnotic or sedative effect of a chemical substance

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hypnotics and Sedatives. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006993. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006993
  2. Hypnotics and Sedatives. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50377192