Chemicals and Drugs

Pharmaceutical Sleep Aids

Drugs used to induce SLEEP, prevent SLEEPLESSNESS, or treat SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Drugs used to induce SLEEP, prevent SLEEPLESSNESS, or treat SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Sleep Aids, Pharmaceutical
  • Sleep Inducers
  • Sleep Promoting Agents
  • Sleeping Pills
  • Pills, Sleeping

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Aspects Covered

23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analogs & derivatives, analysis, 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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History Note

2016

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Previous Indexing

  • Sleep Wake Disorders (1999-2015)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D27.505.696.277w.350.500w
  2. D27.505.954.427.210w.350.500w

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NLM Classification

QV 85

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pharmaceutical Sleep Aids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000068776. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000068776
  2. Pharmaceutical Sleep Aids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotic
  3. Pharmaceutical Sleep Aids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62962