Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, but since its primary action is not sedation or sleep induction, it does not qualify as a sedative-hypnotic.
CNS depressant/sedative
Pentobarbital and alcohol are 2 separate drugs. pentobarbital is a barbituate drug, which is like a sedative/hypnotic drug and of course you know what alcohol is.
A drug can act as a stimulant, a sedative or can kill you depending on the amount taken ?
Yes Alcohol is a CNS depressant, therefore it has anxiolytic, sedative/hypnotic, amnestic, and anesthetic effects.
sedative
Clonazepam
It is the drug in the tablet that causes one to sleep it is a sedative.
No, it is an anti-psychotic drug used as a sedative for schizophrenia.
It is a powerful sedative that has been termed a "date rape" drug
Thalidomide.
YES
A sedative is the drug that calms a patient down therefore easing agitation and permitting sleep.