1. Anterograde amnesia and drugs that can cause this?
Anterograde amnesia or proactive amnesia is a subset of amnesia where the patient struggles to make new memories from new experiences and information. This is caused by Adco-alzam, Ativan, Azor, Brazepam, Bromaze, CPL Alliance Alprazolam, Demetrin, Lexotan.
2. Benzodiazepines (BD) helps patients to fall asleep faster, which lengthens the time that a patient can sleep. BDs in high dosages decreases REM sleep. These drugs are significant to the patient as it helps with sleeplessness and insomnia. They help a patient sleep longer.
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Sedative-hypnotic drugs put patients to sleep and can therefore be used as anaesthesia. Anaesthesia helps the patient because an operation can be traumatic.
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5. The mechanism of action of the carbamates and the BDs are that they inhibit multiple synaptic reflexes.
6. Sedative-hypnotic drugs decreases the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. They therefore decrease respiratory and cardiovascular disease.