CHAPT 1; LESSON 2; DEPRESSANTS Flashcards
- These are drugs which suppress vital body functions especially those of the brain or central nervous system with the resulting impairment of judgment, hearing, speech, and muscular coordination.
DEPRESSANTS (DOWNERS)
In red capsule form
Seco- Barbital (Seconal)
Slows down messages between the brain and the body, this makes one feel relaxed ; Walang analgesics effect unlike sa narcotics; hindi pwedeng gamitin as pain reliver
DEPRESSANTS (DOWNERS)
- They dull the minds, slow down body reactions to such an extent that accidental deaths/or suicides, usually happen.
DEPRESSANTS (DOWNERS)
- These are drugs used for inducing sleep in persons plagued with anxiety, mental stress and insomnia.
Barbiturates
- Adolf Von Bayer synthesized Malonyl Caltamide or the so called
barbituric acid.
- Adolf Von Bayer synthesized ______ or the so called barbituric acid.
Malonyl Caltamide
he synthesized Malonyl Caltamide or the so called barbituric acid.
- Adolf Von Bayer
- SLANG NAMES Barbiturates
“Goofballs”, “Footballs”, “Barbs”, “Blockbuster”
In solid blue capsule form
Amo-Barbital (Amytal)
Amo-Barbital (Amytal) is also known as
“Blues”, “Blue devils”, “Blue heavens”, “Blue birds”, and “Blue dragons”
Seco- Barbital (Seconal) also called as
“Reds”, “Red birds”, “Red devils”, and “Seggy”.
o Also used to treat insomnia; used as an injection before administering anesthesia
Seco- Barbital (Seconal)
o Treat insomnia but for a short term only
Amo-Barbital (Amytal)
It is found in solid yellow capsule
Pento-Barbital (Nembutal)
Pheno-Barbital (Luminal) also known as
“Purple heart”, “Barbs”
Combination of Amobarbital - Secobarbital (Tuinal)s also known as
“Tooles”, “Christmas Tree”, “Rainbow”
- It is a sedative-hypnotic drug that is similar in effect to barbiturates, a general central nervous system depressant.
Methaqualone
Pento-Barbital (Nembutal) is found in solid yellow capsule known to the abusers as
“yellow jackets”, or “Nemies”
o Treating insomnia and epilepsy (seizure)
Pento-Barbital (Nembutal)
o Used for preventing insomia
Pheno-Barbital (Luminal)
methaqualone ; In _(year)___ , it was studied and nilagyan or dinagdagan ng antihistamine
1965
drugs that induces calmness; makes the person more relaxed
o Sedative
sleep inducing drugs
o Hypnotic
