Answer
Chloral hydrate decreases sleep latency and the number of night-time awakenings, inducing near-natural sleep without altering the REM/non-REM sleep ratio.
Sources for this answer
- Welldorm Elixir/Chloral Hydrate 143mg/5ml Oral SolutionMarlborough Pharmaceuticals Ltd · emc · SmPC §5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties · Version 7Document updated
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