A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the different types of CNS stimulants used. The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify drugs used for narcolepsy as being classified as which of the following?
A) Anorexiant
B) Analeptic
C) Sympathomimetic
D) Neuroleptic
Ans: B
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Analeptics are drugs used to treat narcolepsy because they stimulate the respiratory center of the brain. Anorexiants are drugs used to suppress the appetite. Sympathomimetic agents are drugs that act by stimulating the sympathetic nervous system. Neuroleptics are antipsychotic drugs used to treat psychotic disorders.
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