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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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sedate adj. XVII. — L.
sēdātus, pp. of
sēdāre settle, assuage, calm, f. *
sēd- *
sed-, as in
sedēre SIT; see
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sedation XVI. — F. or L.
sedative adj. XV; sb. XVIII. — (O)F. or medL.
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California Inventors Develop Sedative-Hypnotics Delivery Method
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/17/2006; 515 words
; ...Calif., have developed a delivery of sedative-hypnotics through an inhalation route...invention relates to the delivery of sedative-hypnotics through an inhalation route...Specifically, it relates to aerosols containing sedative-hypnotics that are used in inhalation...
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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SEDATIVES PERIL.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 6/10/2001; 700+ words
; ...from large overdoses of sedatives and painkillers. Consultant...report on the dangers of sedatives to be published next...Royal Colleges. The sedative midazolam is used in...adverse reaction to the sedative midazolam. Peter...of incorrect use of sedatives has gone on for a long...
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SEDATIVES PERIL; Drug errors are killing 200 a year.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 6/10/2001; 627 words
; ...after she was given the sedative midazolam. Since the...adverse reaction to a sedative, midazolam. Of one...from large overdoses of sedatives and painkillers. Consultant...report on the dangers of sedatives to be published next...reduced dose, then the sedative, also in a smaller...
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Sedatives a key ingredient in child pornography
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 3/28/2009; 700+ words
; ...abuse and neglect. But when sedatives are found in a child's body...long taught about the use of sedative drugs in the making of child...because the build-up of sedatives in kids' bodies can cause...were asked at length about sedatives in the home, such as Xanax...
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Sedative Hypnotic Use in Alberta
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...cross-sectional studies, sedative-hypnotic medications, mood...a reduction in the use of sedative-hypnotic medications as...includes anxiolytic, hypnotic, sedative, and anticonvulsant properties...pills, tranquilizers, or sedatives. The proportions reporting...
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 "AAP General News (Australia)")
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Vic: Ban liquid sedatives, say pharmacists
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 11/30/2000; 371 words
; ...2000 Vic: Ban liquid sedatives, say pharmacists MELBOURNE...injectable forms of the sedative Temazepam, arguing...increase in the abuse of sedatives, particularly in a...harm authority said sedative abuse had increased...Craig Fry said injecting sedatives in liquid form, specially...
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Pharmacological studies on the sedative and hypnotic effect of salidroside from the Chinese medicinal plant Rhodiola sachalinensis.
Magazine article from: Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Abstract This is the preliminary study of sedative and hypnotic activity of salidroside...Salidroside produces significant sedative-hypnotic effect. The dose-effect...rights reserved. Keywords: Salidroside; Sedative-hypnotic activity Introduction Salidroside...
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Qld: GPs urged to avoid prescribing sedatives to prevent crashes
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 7/26/2006; 365 words
; ...urged to avoid prescribing sedatives to prevent crashes BRISBANE...Doctors should avoid prescribing sedatives to patients wherever possible...medication that may have a sedative affect. "I think we should...Watching the amount of sedatives we're prescribing, inform...
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Vic; Ban liquid sedatives, say pharmacists
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 11/30/2000; 285 words
; ...2000 Vic; Ban liquid sedatives, say pharmacists Pharmacists...injectable forms of the sedative Temazepam. They say...increase in the abuse of sedatives. In calling for the...harm authority said sedative abuse had increased...CRAIG FRY says injecting sedatives in liquid form, specially...
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Herbal sedative recalled. (Sleeping Buddha dietary supplement)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: FDA Consumer; 7/1/1998; 607 words
; ...a prescription-strength sedative not listed on the label...alternative to prescription sedatives. The agency has never reviewed...restlessness. The prescription sedative ingredient, estazolam, is...machinery, or take other sedative drugs or drink alcohol while...
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sedative
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
sed·a·tive / ˈsedətiv / • adj. promoting calm or inducing sleep: the seeds have a sedative effect. • n. a drug taken for its calming or sleep-inducing effect.
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Sedatives and related disorders
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
...similar classes of sedatives and hypnotics are...as one group: the sedative-hypnotics. Description Sedatives and similar drugs...same effect. Because sedatives are physically addicting, people with sedative dependence experience...
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Sedatives: Adverse Consequences of Chronic Use
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
SEDATIVES: ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES...OF CHRONIC USE Sedative drugs are also...therefore, as sedative-hypnotics...use. All the sedatives are available...quickly. Each sedative-hypnotic has...Benzodiazepine sedatives have three major...
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Sedative-Hypnotic
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
...distinction between a sedative and a hypnotic (sleeping...lower doses act as sedatives and higher doses promote...sleep. In some people, sedative-hypnotics can produce...Very high doses of most sedative-hypnotic drugs will...list of the classic sedatives (alcohol and opiates...
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Sedative
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
SEDATIVE Sedative is a general term used...hypnotic ). Although the term sedative is still used, the drugs...Barbiturates ; Drug Types ; Sedative-Hypnotic ) BIBLIOGRAPHY...1996) Hypnotics and sedatives. In J. G. Hardman et...
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