Question

Which class of drugs is used in sleeping pills?

Answer 1

Benzodiazepines is the class of drugs that is used in sleeping pills.

Some of the different types of benzodiazepines are

• diazepam (Valium)

• clonazepam (Klonopin)

• estazolam

• temazepam (Restoril)

• alorazepam (Ativan)

• alprazolam (Xanax)

All these types of benzodiazepines are actively used to treat people suffering from parasomnias.