Are sleeping pills tranquillizers?
Most sleeping pills prescribed these days have the same chemical makeup as tranquillizers. Medically speaking, drugs used to calm people are known as tranquillizers and those used to treat sleeping problems are called sleeping pills. Some of the most commonly prescribed tranquillizers are Valium®, Librium®, Ativan® and Serax®. Some common sleeping pills include Dalmane®, Halcion®, Restoril® and Mogadon®. However, some sleeping pills are not classified as tranquillizers; they are called barbiturates.
