Shoest acting non benzodiazepine sedative is:: (A) Zolpidem, (B) Zaleplon, (C) Zopiclone, (D) Midazolam
Answer is B. Amongst the three Z drugs, zaleplon has the shoest half life of one hours, half life of zolpidem is 2.4 hours whereas that zopiclone is 5 hours. Midazolam is a benzodiazepine