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Premedication

Known as: Premedications, pre-med, pres meds 
Preliminary administration of a drug preceding a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure. The commonest types of premedication are antibiotics… 
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Antibiotic Prophylaxisnursing therapystandards characteristics

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Pharmacotherapy

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Preanesthetic Medication

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Review
2014
Review
2014
Preoperative anxiety management, emergence delirium, and postoperative behavior.
Review
2005
Review
2005
Docetaxel: a review of its use in metastatic breast cancer.
Docetaxel (Taxotere), a cytotoxic taxane, is an antimicrotubule agent effective in the treatment of patients with breast cancer… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Premedication with midazolam in young children: a comparison of four routes of administration
Summary Background: We undertook a study to determine the effects of four routes of administation on the efficacy of midazolam… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Platinum-based and non-platinum-based chemotherapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a randomised multicentre trial
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Complications and adverse effects of colonoscopy with selective sedation.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Effectiveness of an antioxidant in preventing restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: the Probucol Angioplasty Restenosis Trial.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Dexmedetomidine Premedication Attenuates Ketamine‐induced Cardiostimulatory Effects and Postanesthetic Delirium
Background Dexmedetomidine is a new potent and highly selective alpha2 ‐adrenoceptor agonist with sedative‐hypnotic and… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Paclitaxel. A review of its pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties and therapeutic potential in the treatment of cancer.
Paclitaxel is a new anticancer agent with a novel mechanism of action. It promotes polymerisation of tubulin dimers to form… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Premedication of children with oral midazolam
In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, the safety, efficacy and feasibility of oral midazolam premedication in… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
Dopamine‐containing neurons in the spinal cord: Anatomy and some functional aspects
The anatomy of the recently discovered diencephalospinal dopaminergic system is summarized and its possible role in physiological… 
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