Anxiolytic Drugs Quiz

Anxiolytic Drugs and Sedatives

• Anxiolytic drugs predominantly act on the GABA receptor.
• The main disadvantage of diazepam as a sedative and anxiolytic is its long duration of action, leading to prolonged sedation.

Benzodiazepines

• Midazolam is recommended for oral premedication due to its rapid absorption and anxiolytic action similar to that of morphine.
• Diazepam is not recommended for intramuscular injection due to its slow and irregular absorption from the muscle.
• The pharmacokinetic property that differs among benzodiazepines is their half-life.

Conscious Sedation and Pain Management

• Midazolam is a suitable agent for producing conscious sedation due to its short half-life, rapid onset, and offset of action.
• Opioids are usually the agents of choice in the presence of acute severe pain due to their potent analgesic action.
• The primary reason for using NSAIDs in day surgery is to provide postoperative pain relief.
• Pethidine is preferred over morphine in some cases due to its shorter duration of action and less histamine release.

Premedication

• The primary effect of clonidine given as a premedication is to produce sedation and anxiolysis.