Hexapropymate
Encyclopedia
Hexapropymate is a hypnotic
/sedative
. It has effects similar to those of barbiturates and was used in the 1970s-80s in the treatment of insomnia
before being replaced with newer drugs with improved safety profiles.
Hypnotic
Hypnotic drugs are a class of psychoactives whose primary function is to induce sleep and to be used in the treatment of insomnia and in surgical anesthesia...
/sedative
Sedative
A sedative or tranquilizer is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement....
. It has effects similar to those of barbiturates and was used in the 1970s-80s in the treatment of insomnia
Insomnia
Insomnia is most often defined by an individual's report of sleeping difficulties. While the term is sometimes used in sleep literature to describe a disorder demonstrated by polysomnographic evidence of disturbed sleep, insomnia is often defined as a positive response to either of two questions:...
before being replaced with newer drugs with improved safety profiles.