The four most widely sold benzodiazepines are all longer-acting drugs sold primarily as
A. anxiolytics.
B. analgesics.
C. hypnotics.
D. antidepressants.
Question 2Sedative-hypnotic agents bind to which receptors in the brain?
A. glutamate
B. GHB
C. serotonin
D. GABA
Question 3Zolpidem (Ambien) is:
A. an older sleeping pill that is no longer marketed.
B. an intermediate-acting barbiturate.
C. not a benzodiazepine chemically, but it has similar effects.
D. a long-acting benzodiazepine.
Question 4When benzodiazepines bind to their receptor site, they
A. release barbiturates.
B. block acetylcholine receptors.
C. reduce the membrane electrical potential.
D. enhance the inhibitory effects of GABA.
Question 5The date-rape drug Rohypnol (flunitrazepam)
A. is no longer manufactured legally.
B. is sold as a hypnotic agent (sleeping pill) in many countries other than the U.S.
C. was never marketed by any company because of its unusual impairment of memory.
D. is available by prescription in the U.S.
Question 6Librium (chlordiazepoxide) and Valium (diazepam) were the first widely sold
A. benzodiazepines.
B. barbiturates.
C. methaqualones.
D. sedatives.
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