medications that cause sleep or partial loss of consciousness.

A series of drugs used to relax anxious or agitated patients, ideally without inducing unconciousness although they all induce drowsiness. Minor tranquilizers, sometimes referred to as anti-anxiety agents, include chlordiazepoxide, dizepam and hydroxyzine. They have strong potential for addiction. Also known as tranquilizers.

Drugs inducing sleep.

Sleep-inducing drugs.

Sleep-inducing medications; sleeping pills.