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The 11 pages that link to Sedative, each with the reason it gives.

• AnalgesicCompared with: Sedation can accompany some pain treatments but is not itself pain relief.

• PsychopharmacologyBroader topic: Sedatives show how symptom relief can trade off against impairment and dependence.

• AnxiolyticCompared with: Sedation can accompany anxiolysis, but reduced alertness alone does not define anxiety relief.

• HypnoticNarrower topic: Hypnotics are used for sleep, while sedation is a broader drug effect.

• PhenobarbitalRelated: Phenobarbital’s central nervous system depression can produce sedation, though this use is less common.

• SomnolenceRelated: Sedative medicines and substances can cause or intensify somnolence.

• Chloral hydrateNarrower topic: Chloral hydrate belongs to this broad class of central nervous system depressants.

• ParaldehydeNarrower topic: Paraldehyde was administered to calm patients before safer sedatives displaced it.

• BromoformNarrower topic: Bromoform was formerly administered as a sedative before its risks were better understood.

• DepressantRelated: Sedation is a common therapeutic effect of several depressant drug classes.

• MethaqualoneNarrower topic: Methaqualone belongs to this broad class because it depresses central nervous system activity.