It’s similar to xylazine, or tranq — a veterinary painkiller and muscle relaxant commonly cut into street drugs since about ...

Pediatric oral sedation for dental treatment often results in excessive sleepiness, nausea, and vomiting after the child is discharged, according to a new study in Anesthesia Progress. The findings ...

Metoclopramide is a central dopamine D2-receptor antagonist used as an antiemetic and gastroprokinetic agent in dogs and cats 1,2,3,4. It has been used experimentally in pigeons as an antiemetic agent ...

New science shows that the animal sedative that’s tainting fentanyl across the country, including in the Cincinnati area, appears to make the life-threatening effects of opioids even worse. At least ...

Alcohol can have a sedative effect and cause a person to fall asleep more quickly than usual. However, consuming alcohol can also cause sleep disruption and other adverse effects on people’s health.

Observations were made on 86 postoperative patients in the recovery room. Premedication had been routine with a barbiturate, a narcotic and a parasympatholytic; it had been given four to eight hours ...

Débora P. H. Schaffer, Nayone L. L. C. de Araújo, Ana Cláudia S. Raposo, Emanoel F. Martins Filho, João Victor R. Vieira and Arianne P. Oriá Safe and effective sedation protocols are important for ...

Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived. The 43-year-old was surrounded by police who arrested him after responding to a trespassing call in a Wisconsin parking lot ...

"Everyone likes Xanax," says Philip R. Muskin, M.D., a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center and a distinguished life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. That's ...