States can still use the sedative drug midazolam in lethal injections, according to today's Supreme Court decision. But how exactly does the drug work, and why do some say that it's unreliable? In a 5 ...

Following a year of botched executions that painfully extended prisoners' final moments to hours, the U.S. Supreme Court is taking up the death penalty on Wednesday in a case that could have serious ...

Are you taking Midazolam? Are you aware of the dangers of combining Midazolam with certain foods, herbs, or alcohol? Drug-food-interactions are seldom discussed but can lead to undesirable side ...

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What is midazolam used for? Midazolam is commonly used to treat the following conditions. To relax you and make you sleepy before a surgery or medical procedure. Certain type of seizure disorders ...

A combination of droperidol and midazolam was more effective than haloperidol plus lorazepam for achieving sedation in agitated patients in an emergency department (ED) setting in a study involving 86 ...

There was an unprecedented increase of out of hospital doctor’s prescriptions of midazolam to the over-65s in March 2020. Our verdict There was a large increase in out of hospital prescriptions of the ...

Reveals a relationship between age and range of doses of midazolam expected when sedating patients for dental patients by titration. Informs practice in the sedation of older patients for dental ...

A lawyer for an executed Arkansas inmate called for an investigation over reports that his client convulsed during the lethal-injection process – casting fresh questions about a sedative that critics ...

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is a common and essential procedure performed for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes in patients with GI symptoms 1,2. The advancement of endoscopic technique and ...

Last week, the state of Oklahoma executed Charles Warner after the Supreme Court refused to halt his execution while he appealed the constitutionality of the drugs used to kill him. Warner and three ...

Nearly half of the children receiving intranasal midazolam for laceration repair in the emergency department (ED) exhibited extreme procedural anxiety. Younger age, reduced sociability, and extremity ...