Hypnotics and Sedatives - Standards
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The development of a pediatric radiology sedation program.

19 Feb 2002 BACKGROUND: An increase in the number of patients undergoing sedation for imaging procedures has led to many changes in practice over the past 10 years. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare and evaluate sedation practice changes in a ... Read more...

Field anesthesia of wild arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) cubs in the Swedish lapland using medetomidine-ketamine-atipamezole.

30 May 2000 A safe and effective anesthetic regime for use in arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) cubs was developed. During July 1996, six free-ranging 6-8-wk-old cubs were captured near their den in Vindelfjallen Nature Reserve, Sweden. Medetomidine and ketamine HCI, ... Read more...

Comparison of five sedation scoring systems by means of auditory evoked potentials.

30 Mar 1999 OBJECTIVE: To review five sedation scoring systems and to determine their correlation with an objective method for assessing the level of sedation by means of auditory evoked potentials (AEP) in critically ill patients. DESIGN: Prospective clinical ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hypnotics and Sedatives - Standards'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Fatigue countermeasures and the use of hypnotics in aircrew. 30 Mar 2009
• [Definitions and recommendations for palliative sedation] 29 Nov 2006
• The development of a pediatric radiology sedation program. 19 Feb 2002
• Field anesthesia of wild arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) cubs in the Swedish lapland using medetomidine-ketamine-atipamezole. 30 May 2000
• Comparison of five sedation scoring systems by means of auditory evoked potentials. 30 Mar 1999
• Guidelines on prescription of sedatives. 29 Sep 1997
• A white paper on the appropriateness of proposals by the FDA to modify labeling of benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics. 30 Jul 1994
• [The efficacy of Vita-Dor as a sleep inducing and hypnotic drug] 31 Jul 1979
• Sleeping pills and insomnia. 4 Jul 1979
• Insomnia remedies: which ones work best? 29 Sep 1977
• Panel reports on sleep-aids. 30 Jan 1976
• Nuclear magnetic resonance analysis of pharmaceuticals. 8. Carbromal and bromural in tablets. 29 Jun 1974
• Updating the sleeping pill. 30 Jan 1974
• Diazepam...a comparison with other sedative drugs. 30 May 1973
• The Food and Drug Administration's over-the-counter drug review: why review OTC drugs? 30 Mar 1973
• [Clinical evaluation of new sedative drugs] 28 Feb 1972
• Detection of impurities in medical 1,4-benzodiazepines and related compounds by thin-layer chromatography. 29 Apr 1968

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Technical information about 'Hypnotics and Sedatives'

Definition: Drugs used to induce drowsiness or sleep or to reduce psychological excitement or anxiety.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D006993

Alternative terms: Hypnotics and Sedatives; Sedatives and Hypnotics; Sedatives; Hypnotics;

Related Mesh Headings: Histamine H1 Antagonists; Tranquilizing Agents;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D27.505.696.277.350; D27.505.696.410; D27.505.954.427.210.350; D27.505.954.427.325;

Technical Notes: CNS depressants; GEN: prefer specifics; DF: HYPNOTICS