RESIDUAL EFFECTS OF TEMAZEPAM AND OTHER HYPNOTIC COMPOUNDS ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION

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  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 41  (10) , 358-363
Abstract
The morning after effects of taking single doses of 3 hypnotic compounds were compared in a 5 group design, including the 3 drug conditions (temazepam, flurazepam, barbiturate), placebo and no capsule controls. Results showed a slight superiority for temazepam over barbiturate on visual-motor and reaction time tasks. On one phase of a cognitive task, the barbiturate and flurazepam groups made more errors than the control groups. Results indicate an impairment in performance for the group taking barbiturate and a smaller impairment for the flurazepam group. No detectable impairment occurred for [healthy human] subjects taking temazepam.