Question

Which of the following acts as a hypnotic and sedative agent?
A. Bithional
B. Luminal
C. Seconal
D. Both luminal and seconal

Answer 1

Secobarbital or Seconal is considered to be an obsolete sedative-hypnotic (sleeping pill), and as a result, it has largely been replaced by the benzodiazepine family. Phenobarbital or Luminal is occasionally used to treat trouble sleeping, anxiety, and drug withdrawal and to help with surgery. It usually begins working within five minutes when used intravenously and half an hour when administered by mouth.

Complete answer:
Phenobarbital or Luminal is used in the treatment of all types of seizures, except absence seizures. It is no less effective at seizure control than phenytoin, however phenobarbital is not as well tolerated. Phenobarbital may provide a clinical advantage over carbamazepine for treating partial onset seizures.
Secobarbital or Seconal is indicated for the treatment of epilepsy, temporary treatment of insomnia and used as a preoperative medication to produce anaesthesia and anxiolysis in short surgical, diagnostic, or therapeutic procedures which are minimally painful.
Both seconal and luminal were used for different purposes but both of them had the common side- effects which includes hypnosis and sedation. People used to feel relaxed from anxiety and misused these drugs for their own pleasure..

Thus, the correct option is D.

Note:
Carbamazepine may provide a clinical advantage over phenobarbital for generalized onset tonic-clonic seizures. It has a very long active half-life (53–118 hours) which means for some people doses do not have to be taken every day, particularly once the dose has been stabilized over a period of several weeks or months, and seizures are effectively controlled.