Health Care Encyclopedia
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HypnoticsDefinition: Hypnotics are medications that cause sleep or partial loss of consciousness.
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| Review Date: 8/8/2005
Reviewed By: Christos Ballas, M.D., Attending Psychiatrist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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