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Anxiolytic and Barbiturate

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Difference between Anxiolytic and Barbiturate

Anxiolytic vs. Barbiturate

An anxiolytic (also antipanic or antianxiety agent) is a medication or other intervention that inhibits anxiety. A barbiturate is a drug that acts as a central nervous system depressant, and can therefore produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to death.

Similarities between Anxiolytic and Barbiturate

Anxiolytic and Barbiturate have 14 things in common (in Unionpedia): Agonist, Anxiety, Benzodiazepine, Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome, Carisoprodol, Central nervous system, Clonazepam, Diazepam, Drug tolerance, Gamma-Aminobutyric acid, Hypnotic, Medication, Sedation, Sedative.

Agonist

An agonist is a chemical that binds to a receptor and activates the receptor to produce a biological response.

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Anxiety

Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil, often accompanied by nervous behaviour such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints, and rumination.

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Benzodiazepine

Benzodiazepines (BZD, BZs), sometimes called "benzos", are a class of psychoactive drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring.

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Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome

Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome—often abbreviated to benzo withdrawal—is the cluster of symptoms that emerge when a person who has taken benzodiazepines, either medically or recreationally, and has developed a physical dependence undergoes dosage reduction or discontinuation.

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Carisoprodol

Carisoprodol, marketed under the brand name Soma among others, is a prescription drug marketed since 1959.

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Central nervous system

The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.

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Clonazepam

Clonazepam, sold under the brand name Klonopin among others, is a medication used to prevent and treat seizures, panic disorder, and for the movement disorder known as akathisia.

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Diazepam

Diazepam, first marketed as Valium, is a medicine of the benzodiazepine family that typically produces a calming effect.

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Drug tolerance

Drug tolerance is a pharmacological concept describing subjects' reduced reaction to a drug following its repeated use.

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Gamma-Aminobutyric acid

gamma-Aminobutyric acid, or γ-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, is the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system.

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Hypnotic

Hypnotic (from Greek Hypnos, sleep) or soporific drugs, commonly known as sleeping pills, are a class of psychoactive drugs whose primary function is to induce sleep and to be used in the treatment of insomnia (sleeplessness), or surgical anesthesia.

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Medication

A medication (also referred to as medicine, pharmaceutical drug, or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.

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Sedation

Sedation is the reduction of irritability or agitation by administration of sedative drugs, generally to facilitate a medical procedure or diagnostic procedure.

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Sedative

A sedative or tranquilliser is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement.

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Anxiolytic and Barbiturate Comparison

Anxiolytic has 124 relations, while Barbiturate has 153. As they have in common 14, the Jaccard index is 5.05% = 14 / (124 + 153).

References

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