This article provides an overview on hypnotics and sedatives. Hypnotics are drugs which produce drowsiness and facilitate the onset and maintenance of a state of sleep resembling natural sleep in its electroencephalogram (EEG) features and from which the recipient may be easily aroused. The effect produced by hypnotics is known as hypnosis. Sedatives are the drug which moderately depress the [...]
Get the answer of: What are Adrenergic Drugs? These are the drugs that mimic the actions of the sympathetic nervous system. Their effects are mediated by the adrenergic receptors on the effector cells, hence these are also called as adrenergic drugs. Classification of Adrenergic Drugs: (A) On the Basis of Mechanism of Action: Direct acting drugs act directly on adrenergic [...]
The below mentioned article provides a note on antianemic drugs. These are the agents required in the formation of blood, and are used for the treatment of anemias. Anemia occurs when the balance between production and destruction of RBCS is disturbed by: (i) Blood loss (acute or chronic). (ii) Impaired R.B.C. formation due to (a) Deficiency of essential factors (i) [...]