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Are there any other reasons for not taking sleeping pills? Pregnant women run the risk of deformity and other harm to the foetus. The tragedy of Thalidomide is well documented, in which babies born to a mother taking Thalidomide sleeping pills had deformed or non-existent limbs. Women who are breast-feeding should not take sleeping pills either, as most drugs pass through the breast milk to the baby. The elderly who have to wake a few times at night to go to the toilet are also advised not to take them, as they can be very drowsy with sleeping pills and can injure themselves with falls easily.

Sleeping pills in Australia:

1. Chloral hydrate—Noctec, Dormel, Chloralix.

2. Barbiturates—now very few doctors prescribe them.

3. Benzodiazepines: Temazepam—Euhypnos, Normison, Temaze Oxazepam—Serepax, Murelax, Alepam, Benzotran Diazepam—Valium, Pro-pam, Ducene Nitrazepam—Mogadon, Dormicum, Alodorm Flunitrazepam—Rohypnol, Hypnodorm

5. Antihistamines-Phenergan, Avil, Piriton, Polaramine.

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