Mechanism of Action of Anxiolytics
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چکیده
Drugs to reduce anxiety have been used by human beings for thousands of years. One of the first anxiolytics and one that continues to be used by humans is ethanol. A detailed description of ethanol’s action may be found in Chapter 100. A number of other drugs including the barbiturates and the carbamates (meprobamate) were used in the first half of the 20th century and some continue to be used today. This chapter focuses on current drugs that are used for the treatment of anxiety and approaches that are currently under investigation.
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