Hypnotic drugs and parasomnias.(SLEEP MEDICINE)

FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine | May 1, 2006| | Copyright

Chlordiazepoxide, which has been marketed since 1960 under the trade name Librium, was the first benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety and insomnia. The development of other benzodiazepines soon followed: diazepam (Valium) in 1963; nitrazepam (Mogadon) in 1965; lorazepam (Ativan) in 1977; triazolam (Halcion) in 1982; and alprazolam (Xanax) in 1981. An infrequent side effect of benzodiazepines is that they can induce sleep walking or other sleep behavior in some people. Interestingly, recently developed classes of hypnotic drugs--the imidazopyridines, pyrazolopyrimidines, and ...

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