If you’ve ever delayed oral surgery because of fear or anxiety, you’re not alone. Many patients associate surgical dental ...

Physicians in the emergency department can use oral medications as first-line therapy for agitation, with sedation time and ...

The FDA has released a warning about the use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs in children and pregnant women. 1. The FDA safety announcement warns that recent studies suggest repeated or ...

Droperidol, a sedation drug, is safe an effective to use to calm violent and aggressive patients in the ER even though it garnered a black box warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, ...

When agitated dementia patients wander or shout through the night, families and caregivers understandably feel the need to treat this frightening and potentially dangerous behavior. Antipsychotic ...