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A short-acting hypnotic-sedative drug with anxiolytic and amnestic properties. It is used in dentistry, cardiac surgery, endoscopic procedures, as preanesthetic medication, and as an adjunct to local anesthesia. The short duration and cardiorespiratory stability makes it useful in poor-risk, elderly, and cardiac patients. It is water-soluble at pH less than 4 and lipid-soluble at physiological pH.

Also Known As:

Versed; Dormicum; Midazolam Hydrochloride; Midazolam Maleate; Ro 21-3981; Hydrochloride, Midazolam; Maleate, Midazolam; Ro 21 3981; Ro 213981; 4H-Imidazo(1,5-a)(1,4)benzodiazepine, 8-chloro-6-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

Adjuvants, Anesthesia
Anesthetics, Intravenous
Anti-Anxiety Agents
GABA Modulators
Hypnotics and Sedatives

Heterocyclic Compounds: 198
- Fused-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds
  - 2-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds
    - Benzazepines: 5
      - Benzodiazepines: 8452
        Midazolam: 3777

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