The phrase "a strong sedative" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing medications or substances that induce calmness or sleepiness, particularly in medical or psychological contexts.
Example: "The doctor prescribed a strong sedative to help the patient manage their anxiety during the procedure."
Alternatives: "a potent sedative" or "a powerful sedative."
That drug, lorazepam, is a strong sedative.
Then they found it had a strong sedative effect in humans, though not in test animals.
All she needed was a strong sedative to give her some rest and teach her body to surrender.
An emergency room doctor gave her two anti-nausea drugs and two intravenous doses of a strong sedative.
"But experts said it was important to have it available for therapeutic use," including as an emergency treatment of severe epilepsy and as a strong sedative, he added.
She takes a second drug, a strong sedative called Xyrem, before bed and again four hours later to improve sleep quality and reduce daytime symptoms.
This practice is supported by a clinical study by Datto and colleagues, 12 which showed that quetiapine IR had a stronger sedative effect than the XR formulation 1 h after drug intake.
They can also be a very strong sedative.
But the idea of this empty suit running the once great state of California not exactly a paragon of good governance may be enough to push even more people to the exits or, at very least, think about taking a very strong sedative.
Trazodone is an old second-generation antidepressant with strong sedative activity, widely used as a hypnotic drug in subtherapeutic antidepressant doses of 100 mg or less, although the evidence of the efficacy of this drug in treating insomnia in nondepressed patients is very limited [ 2].
Trazodone is an old second-generation antidepressant with strong sedative activity, widely used as a hypnotic drug in sub-therapeutic antidepressant doses of 100 mg or less, although the evidence of the efficacy of this drug in treating insomnia in non-depressed patients is very limited [ 2].
