2010 BC Guide in Determining Fitness to Drive

NSAIDs often are used in the treatment of mild to moderate pain, and inflammation, and fever inboth acute and chronic conditions, such as: rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis gout metastatic bone pain headaches and migraines, and mild to moderate pain due to inflammation and tissue injury (e.g., pain associated with toothextraction, root canal, sports injuries, etc.). menstrual painSedatives and hypnoticsSedative and hypnotic drugs are central nervous system depressants. They are used to treatanxiety, insomnia, alcohol withdrawal, as muscle relaxants, and anticonvulsants. The majorcategories are barbiturates, benzodiazepines and a new class of non-benzodiazepine sedativescalled Z drugs.Benzodiazepines can be divided into short-acting with a short half-life (less than 12 hrs), whichgenerally are used to treat insomnia, intermediate-acting with a half-life (12 to 24 hrs), and longactingwith a long half-life (more than 24 hrs), which are used to treat anxiety.Categories of sedatives and hypnotics, with examples of drugs in each category, are provided inthe table below.Category Generic Name Brand NameBarbiturates phenobarbital various genericsalprazolamXanaxBenzodiazepines with a short half-life triazolamHalcion®oxazepamSerax®Benzodiazepines with an intermediatelorazepamAtivan®half-lifetemazepamRestoril®clordiazepoxide Librium®clonazepamRivotrilBenzodiazepines with a long half-lifediazepamValium®clorazepateTranxene®flurazepamDalmaneZ drugs (non-benzodiazepines)zopicloneImovane®zolpidemSublinox356