Question

Veronal and luminal are derivatives of barbituric acid which are ___.

• A. Tranquilizers
• B. Neurologically active drugs
• C. Non-narcotic analgesic
• D. Anti-allergic drugs

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

Neurologically active drugs

Analysing the options

Option (A):

Veronal and luminal are derivatives of barbituric acid, which are an important class of drugs having the properties of tranquilizers.
Tranquilizers are a class of chemical compounds used to treat stress and mild or severe mental diseases. These relieve anxiety, stress, irritability or excitement by inducing a sense of well-being.



Option (B):

Non-narcotic analgesics are non-addictive drugs that reduce or abolish pain without causing impairment of consciousness, mental confusion, and other disturbances of the nervous system.
Example: Aspirin.

Option (C):

Anti-allergic drugs control allergies by blocking histamines.

Option (D):

Neurologically active drugs are anti-depressants hypnotic or pain relieving drugs which in many cases work by affecting the message transfer mechanism from nerve to receptor.
The derivatives of barbituric acid, such as veronal and luminal, are also used as neurologically active drugs.

So, options (A) and (D) are the correct answers.