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Preferred term

Midazolam  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 4H-Imidazo(1,5-a)(1,4)benzodiazepine, 8-chloro-6-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-
  • 59467-70-8 (Midazolam)
  • 59467-96-8 (Midazolam Hydrochloride)
  • 77520S18SE
  • R60L0SM5BC
  • W7TTW573JJ

In other languages

  • French

  • 4H-Imidazo(1,5-a)(1,4)benzodiazepine, 8-chloro-6-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-
  • 59467-70-8 (Midazolam)
  • 59467-96-8 (Midazolam Hydrochloride)
  • 77520S18SE
  • R60L0SM5BC
  • W7TTW573JJ

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NDBC1KBX-9

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