PATIENTS requiring a barbiturate with less prolonged action but of duration sufficient to maintain action for four to six hours generally should be given amobarbital (Amytal) or pentobarbital ...

sedation or overdose. On Thursday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved suzetrigine for short-term pain management, making it the first pain drug given a regulatory nod in more than 20 ...

The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and antianxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to Rutgers Health ...

“However, withdrawal can be avoided altogether when it comes to sedative hypnotics if the patient is weaned off the medication slowly and carefully, which can be done by a primary care provider ...

Surgical patients may still have leftovers in their system even after a standard fast, potentially increasing the chance of a ...

Sedative, hypnotic and anti-anxiety medications are accessed in a number of ways, including through medical prescriptions as well as through nonmedical sources such as a friend or in a medicine ...