Non-benzodiazepines

Question 1

Old drug used for Delerium Tremens, seizures, absorbed and metabolized in the liver.

It has a distinctive odor and cannot be stored in plastic containers.

Answer 1

Paraldehyde

Question 2

An old drug used to manage anxiety for 4 months, works in the limbic system metabolized in the liver and excreted in the urine.

Answer 2

Meprobamate

Question 3

Frequently used to produce nocturnal sedation or preoperative sedation.

Unknown mechanism of action, absorbed in the GIT, metabolized in the liver and excreted in the urine .

Answer 3

Chloral hydrate

Question 4

Used to treat insomnia, Metabolized in the liver and excreted in the urine.

Answer 4

Zolpidem

Question 5

Used or its drowsiness effect in anxiety. With anticholinergic effect.

Used during preoperatively or postoperatively to decrease use of narcotics.

Answer 5

Antihistamines -
Diphenhydramine ( Benadryl)
Promethazine ( Phenergan)

Question 6

No sedative,anticonvulsant, or muscle relaxant properties, unknown mechanism of action, reduces anxiety without many CNS effects.

Answer 6

Buspirone

Question 7

Decreasing sympathetic effect to lessen signs and symptoms of anxiety.

Answer 7

Beta Blockers – Propranolol Metoprolol