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Premedication Summary

Description: Preliminary administration of a drug preceding a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure. The commonest types of premedication are antibiotics (ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS) and anti-anxiety agents. It does not include PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION.

Also Known As: Premedications

Networked: 1459 relevant articles (113 outcomes, 176 trials/studies) for this Therapy

Key Diseases for which Premedication is Relevant

  1. Pain (Aches) : 16 outcomes 20 studies in 187 results
  2. Hypersensitivity (Allergy) : 11 outcomes 30 studies in 203 results
  3. Postoperative Pain : 11 outcomes 18 studies in 63 results
  4. Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) : 7 outcomes 3 studies in 43 results
  5. Vomiting : 6 outcomes 8 studies in 64 results
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Drugs Related to Premedication

  1. Midazolam (Versed)
  2. Clonidine (ST 155)
  3. Paclitaxel (Taxol)
  4. Ketamine
  5. Dexamethasone (Maxidex)
  6. Diazepam (Valium)
  7. Atropine (Hyoscyamine)
  8. Dexmedetomidine
  9. Meperidine (Pethidine)
  10. Fentanyl (Sublimaze)
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Therapies Related to Premedication

  1. Anesthesia
  2. General Anesthesia
  3. Ambulatory Surgical Procedures (Outpatient Surgery)
  4. Analgesia
  5. Immunotherapy
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