An analeptic, in medicine, is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant medication. The term analeptic may also refer specifically to a respiratory analeptic (for example, doxapram), a drug that acts on the CNS to stimulate the breathing muscles, improving respiration.^[1]

Historically, the term has referred to "a restorative, or remedies proper to restore the body, when wasted or emaciated by disease or hunger."^[2]

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