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sleeping pill
(redirected from sleeping capsule)

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sleeping pill, a pill containing medication that induces sleep. Benzodiazepines benzodiazepine (bĕn'zōdīăz`əpēn')
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 such as temazepam (Restoril) and triazolam (Halcion) have for the most part replaced barbiturates barbiturate (bärbĭch`ərāt'), any one of a group of drugs that act as depressants on the central nervous system .
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 as drugs of choice for insomnia. Imidaopyridines, such as zolpidem tartrate, are also sometimes used for short-term treatment; they are nonbenzodiazepines but work by acting on benzodiazepine receptors.
sleeping pill
a pill or tablet containing a sedative drug, such as a barbiturate, used to induce sleep


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