Rational use of sedative/hypnotics
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1Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.
Primary Care
|December 1, 1987
Abstract:
Among medications targeted at the central nervous system, sedative/hypnotics are the most widely prescribed. The use of sedative/hypnotics is reviewed in the context of historical influences on prescribing practice and from a current neuroscience perspective. Recommendations are made regarding appropriate applications for these drugs, and the principles for choosing one drug over another are emphasized.