A Patient Who Has Been Using Secobarbital for Several Months

A patient who has been using secobarbital for several months to treat insomnia tells the nurse that the prescriber has said the prescription will be changed to temazepam [Restoril] because it is safer. The patient asks why this agent is safer. The nurse is correct in telling the patient that temazepam:

A) does not depress the central nervous system.
B) shows no respiratory depression, even in toxic doses.
C) mimics the actions of a central nervous system inhibitory neurotransmitter.
D) potentiates endogenous gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) producing a finite CNS depression.

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