Structured Summary
Abstract
Drugs used to induce drowsiness or sleep or to reduce psychological excitement or anxiety.
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
MeSH Record
See Also
MeSH Record
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
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
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.
MeSH Record
Indexing Annotation
note entry terms HYPNOTIC EFFECT and SEDATIVE EFFECT: use only for the hypnotic or sedative effect of a chemical substance
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Numbers
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Hypnotics and Sedatives. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006993. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006993
- Hypnotics and Sedatives. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50377192