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... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Therapeutic Uses > Central Nervous System Agents > Central Nervous System Depressants > Hypnotics and Sedatives > Sleep Aids, Pharmaceutical
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Central Nervous System Depressants > Hypnotics and Sedatives > Sleep Aids, Pharmaceutical

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Sleep Aids, Pharmaceutical  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Sleep Inducers
  • Sleep Promoting Agents

Scope note

  • Drugs used to induce SLEEP, prevent SLEEPLESSNESS, or treat SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS.

History note

  • 2016

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000068776

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