Week 10 - Sedative Hypnotics Flashcards
1
Q
How long should should sedative hypnotics be used?
A
Not acutely beyond three weeks.
Not chronically beyond three months.
2
Q
Take sedative hypnotics within ____________ of sleeping.
A
Thirty minutes
3
Q
All sedative hypnotics cause what kind of behavior?
A
Bizarre, including hallucinations, sleep paralysis, delirium, etc.
4
Q
Women are more sensitive to which sedative hypnotic and thus require lower doses?
A
Zolpidem
5
Q
Zolpidem and suvorexant are schedule ______ drugs?
A
IV
6
Q
Suvorexant is contraindicated in?
A
Patients with narcolepsy and respiratory compromise
7
Q
What is the unique MOA of suvorexant?
A
Blocks the binding of orexin A and orexin B receptors, promoting sleep.
