Question

Which class of drugs is used in sleeping pills?

Answer 1

Hint: A lot of variety of drugs are available in the market to treat so many health issues like fever, cold, cough, body pains, headache, infection etc. But all drugs are not for the same purpose. To reduce sleeplessness only a few drugs are useful.
  Complete answer:
- There are four classes of drugs available in the market.
- Those are Antipyretics, tranquilizers, anaesthetic, and antimicrobial.
- Antipyretics drugs are used to treat fever.
- Tranquilizers drugs are sleep inducing drugs.
- Anaesthetic drugs cause reversible loss of sensation
- Antimicrobial drugs work against microorganisms.
- Tranquilizers are generally used in sleeping pills.

Additional information:
- Nearly one third of older people in the U.S. use sleeping pills.
- These drugs are called sedative- hypnotics or tranquilizers.
- These drugs affect the brain and spinal cord.
- Doctors prescribe these drugs for sleep problems.
- These drugs are also used to treat other conditions like anxiety or stop the habit of having alcohol.
- Non-benzodiazepine hypnotics, for example zolpidem, zaleplon, and eszopiclone are used to treat sleeplessness.

Note: Tranquilizers are not useful as Anaesthetic drugs because Tranquilizers only make us sleep. Anaesthetic drugs are used at the time of operation to overcome the pain during the operation. An anaesthetic drug that produces a complete or partial loss of feeling. Benzodiazepines, Diazepam, Lorazepam, Midazolam, Etomidate, Ketamine, Propofol are the examples of anaesthetic drugs.