CNS depressants

CNS DEPRESSANTS

Tranquilizer sedatives (Ataratics)

  • Phenothiazines: Promazine,Acepromazine,Chlorpromazine.
  • Butyrophenones: Azaperone, Droperidol, Haloperidol.
  • Sedative hypnotics: Chloral hydrate, Xylazine, Detomidine, Metomidine Phenobarbitone, Diazepam.

General anaesthetics

  • Gases:  Nitrous oxide,Cyclopropane                                  
  • Volatile liquids: Diethyl ether, Chloroform, Isoflurane, Halothane, Methoxyflurane   
  • Injectable:  Barbiturates, Metomidate, Etomidate                          
  • Dissociatives: Ketamine                                                                             
  • Anxiolytics: Diazepam,Chlordiazepoxide                                                                               
  • Central muscle Relaxants: Guafenesin, Mephnesin                                
  • Anticonvulsants:Phenytoin, Primidone                                                       
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