Anxiolytics
Anxiolytics are medications used in the treatment of anxiety, sedatives are those that cause sedation, hypnotics are sleeping aids and antipsychotics are to treat psychosis.
List of anxiolytics sedatives hypnotics and antipsychotics[edit | edit source]
- abecarnil
- acamprosate calcium
- acecarbromal
- acepromazine
- acepromazine maleate
- aceprometazine
- afobazol
- allobarbital
- alprazolam - an antianxiety agent (trade name xanax) of the benzodiazepine class
- amisulpride
- amobarbital - a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relive insomnia and as an anticonvulsant
- amobarbital sodium - the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
- amperozide
- aripiprazole
- avizafone
- azaperone
- barbital - a barbiturate used as a hypnotic
- barbital sodium
- benperidol
- bentazepam
- blonanserin
- brallobarbital
- bromazepam
- bromisoval
- bromperidol
- bromperidol decanoate
- brotizolam
- buspirone hydrochloride
- butalbital
- butobarbital
- calcium bromolactobionate
- captodiame hydrochloride
- carbromal
- carpipramine hydrochloride
- chlordiazepoxide - a tranquilizer (trade names librium and libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism
- chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride
- chlormezanone
- chlorproethazine hydrochloride
- chlorpromazine - a drug (trade name thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer
- chlorpromazine embonate
- chlorpromazine hydrochloride
- chlorprothixene
- chlorprothixene hydrochloride
- chlorprothixene mesilate
- cinolazepam
- clocapramine hydrochloride
- clomethiazole
- clomethiazole edisilate
- cloral betaine
- cloral hydrate
- clorazepic acid
- clorazepate monopotassium
- dipotassium clorazepate
- clotiapine
- clotiazepam
- cloxazolam
- clozapine - an antipsychotic drug (trade name clozaril) used as a sedative and for treatment resistant schizophrenia; know to have few side effects
- cyamemazine
- cyclobarbital
- cyclobarbital calcium
- delorazepam
- detomidine hydrochloride
- dexmedetomidine hydrochloride
- diazepam - a tranquilizer (trade name valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter gaba; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning
- dichloralphenazone
- difebarbamate
- dixyrazine
- droperidol
- estazolam - a frequently prescribed sleeping pill (trade name prosom)
- eszopiclone
- ethchlorvynol - a mild sedative hypnotic drug (trade name placidyl)
- ethyl loflazepate
- etifoxine hydrochloride
- etizolam
- febarbamate
- fluanisone
- fludiazepam
- flunitrazepam
- flupentixol
- flupentixol decanoate
- flupentixol hydrochloride
- fluphenazine - tranquilizer used to treat psychotic disorders
- fluphenazine decanoate
- fluphenazine enantate
- fluphenazine hydrochloride
- flurazepam - tranquilizer (trade name dalmane) used to treat insomnia
- flurazepam monohydrochloride
- flurazepam dihydrochloride
- fluspirilene
- gepirone hydrochloride
- glutethimide - sedative (trade name doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders
- halazepam
- haloperidol - tranquilizer (trade name haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and tourette's syndrome
- haloperidol decanoate
- haloxazolam
- hexobarbital
- hexobarbital sodium
- homofenazine hydrochloride
- ipsapirone hydrochloride
- ketazolam
- levomepromazine
- levomepromazine hydrochloride
- levomepromazine maleate
- loprazolam mesilate
- lorazepam - tranquilizer (trade name ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia
- lormetazepam
- loxapine - a tranquilizer (trade name loxitane) used to treat schizophrenia
- loxapine hydrochloride
- loxapine succinate
- medazepam
- medazepam hydrochloride
- medetomidine hydrochloride
- melperone hydrochloride
- meprobamate - a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name miltown and equanil and meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety
- mesoridazine
- mesoridazine besilate
- methaqualone - sedative hypnotic drug (trade name quaalude) that is a drug of abuse
- mexazolam
- midazolam - an injectable form of benzodiazepine (trade name versed) useful for sedation and for reducing pain during uncomfortable medical procedures
- midazolam hydrochloride
- midazolam maleate
- molindone hydrochloride
- moperone hydrochloride
- mosapramine
- nemonapride
- nimetazepam
- nitrazepam - a hypnotic and sedative drug of the benzodiazepine type
- nordazepam
- olanzapine
- oxazepam - a tranquilizing drug (trade name serax) used to treat anxiety and insomnia and alcohol withdrawal
- oxazolam
- oxypertine
- paliperidone
- paliperidone palmitate
- paraldehyde - a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent
- penfluridol
- pentobarbital - a barbiturate (trade name nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic
- pentobarbital calcium
- pentobarbital sodium - a barbiturate (trade name nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic
- perazine dimalonate
- pericyazine
- perospirone hydrochloride
- perphenazine - tranquilizer and antidepressant (trade name triavil) sometimes used as an antiemetic for adults
- perphenazine decanoate
- perphenazine enantate
- phenazepam
- phenprobamate
- pimozide - the most commonly used diphenylbutyl piperidine
- pinazepam
- pipamperone
- pipamperone hydrochloride
- pipotiazine
- pipotiazine palmitate
- prazepam
- prochlorperazine - antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomiting
- prochlorperazine edisilate
- prochlorperazine maleate
- prochlorperazine mesilate
- promazine
- promazine embonate
- promazine hydrochloride
- propionylpromazine
- prothipendyl hydrochloride
- proxibarbal
- pyrithyldione
- quazepam
- quetiapine fumarate
- raclopride
- ramelteon
- rilmazafone hydrochloride
- risperidone
- ritanserin
- romifidine
- secbutabarbital
- secbutabarbital sodium
- secobarbital - barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions
- secobarbital sodium - barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions
- sertindole
- sulpiride
- levosulpiride
- sultopride hydrochloride
- tandospirone citrate
- temazepam - a frequently prescribed benzodiazepine (trade name restoril); takes effect slowly and lasts long enough to help those people who wake up frequently during the night
- tetrazepam
- thioproperazine mesilate
- thioridazine - a tranquilizer (trade name mellaril) used to treat schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
- thioridazine hydrochloride
- tiapride hydrochloride
- timiperone
- tiotixene
- tiotixene hydrochloride
- tofisopam
- triacetonamine tosilate
- triazolam - a form of benzodiazepine (trade name halcion) frequently prescribed as a sleeping pill; usually given to people who have trouble falling asleep
- triclofos sodium
- trifluoperazine hydrochloride
- trifluperidol
- trifluperidol hydrochloride
- triflupromazine
- triflupromazine hydrochloride
- trimetozine
- valnoctamide
- veralipride
- zaleplon
- ziprasidone
- ziprasidone hydrochloride
- ziprasidone mesilate
- zolazepam hydrochloride
- zolpidem tartrate
- zopiclone
- zotepine
- zuclopenthixol
- zuclopenthixol acetate
- zuclopenthixol decanoate
- zuclopenthixol hydrochloride
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