Central Nervous System Stimulants |
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| Analeptic Agents; Analeptic Drugs; Central Stimulants; Agents, Analeptic; Drugs, Analeptic; Stimulants, Central | |
| A loosely defined group of drugs that tend to increase behavioral alertness, agitation, or excitation. They work by a variety of mechanisms, but usually not by direct excitation of neurons. The many drugs that have such actions as side effects to their main therapeutic use are not included here. | |