How does zopiclone act on GABA receptors to promote sleep?

Name: How does zopiclone act on GABA receptors to promote sleep?
Published: 2026-11-08T02:04:23.444Z

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Zopiclone promotes sleep through high-affinity, specific agonist action at central receptors in the GABA receptor complex, modulating chloride channel opening at a site different from that used by benzodiazepines.

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