Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs

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Across
  1. 8. – Long-acting benzodiazepine for sleep maintenance.
  2. 9. – Benzodiazepine, short-acting, used for acute anxiety and insomnia.
  3. 10. – Antihistamine with sedative and anti-anxiety effects.
  4. 11. – Benzodiazepine, mainly used for seizures and panic disorder.
  5. 12. – Benzodiazepine, used for anxiety and muscle relaxation.
  6. 15. – Non-benzodiazepine hypnotic, very short half-life for sleep onset.
  7. 16. – Melatonin receptor agonist for insomnia.
  8. 17. – Non-benzodiazepine hypnotic, short-acting for sleep initiation.
  9. 19. – Short-acting barbiturate, formerly used as a hypnotic.
Down
  1. 1. – Barbiturate used for sedation and anesthesia induction.
  2. 2. – Non-benzodiazepine anxiolytic, no sedative-hypnotic effect.
  3. 3. – Benzodiazepine, mainly used for panic attacks and anxiety.
  4. 4. – Benzodiazepine, used for insomnia.
  5. 5. – Long-acting barbiturate, used in seizures and sedation.
  6. 6. – Benzodiazepine, mainly prescribed for insomnia.
  7. 7. – Short-acting benzodiazepine, used for insomnia.
  8. 13. – Non-benzodiazepine hypnotic, used for insomnia.
  9. 14. – Older sedative-hypnotics, rarely used due to toxicity risk.
  10. 18. – Short-acting benzodiazepine, used for sedation in surgery.