Preanesthetic agent

Preanesthetic agent

A preanaesthetic agent is a drug that is given before the administration of an anesthetic.

Examples

Examples of preanesthetic agents are:
*Acepromazine [http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/preanesthetic thefreedictionary.com] ]
*atropine
*diazepam
*Scopolamine

See also

* Premedication

References


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  • preanesthetic — Before anesthesia. * * * pre·an·es·thet·ic or Brit pre·an·aes·thet·ic .an əs thet ik adj used or occurring before administration of an anesthetic <preanesthetic medication> <a preanesthetic agent> preanesthetic or Brit preanaesthetic… …   Medical dictionary

  • preanesthetic — I. (|)prē+ adjective Etymology: pre + anesthetic : used before administration of an anesthetic preanesthetic medication preanesthetic agent II. noun : a substance used to induce an initial light state of anesthesia * * * /pree an euhs thet ik,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Scopolamine — Systematic (IUPAC) name (–) (S) 3 hydroxy 2 pheny …   Wikipedia

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  • carboxylic acid — Chem. any organic acid containing one or more carboxyl groups. [1900 05; CARBOXYL + IC] * * * Any organic compound with the general chemical formula ―COOH in which a carbon (C) atom is bonded to an oxygen (O) atom by a double bond to make a… …   Universalium

  • Anesthesia awareness — Anesthesia awareness, or unintended intra operative awareness occurs during general anesthesia, when a patient has not had enough general anesthetic or analgesic to prevent consciousness or waking up during surgery. BackgroundAwareness occurs in… …   Wikipedia

  • Acepromazine — Drugbox IUPAC name = 1 {10 [3 (dimethylamino)propyl] 10H phenothiazin 2 yl}ethanone CAS number=61 00 7 ATC prefix=N05 ATC suffix=AA04 ATC supplemental= PubChem=6077 DrugBank= DB01614 | C=19 | H=22 | N=2 | O=1 | S=1 molecular weight = 326.457… …   Wikipedia

  • lorazepam — An antianxiety drug of the benzodiazepine group. * * * lor·az·e·pam lȯr az ə .pam n an anxiolytic benzodiazepine C15H10Cl2N2O2 see ATIVAN * * * n. a benzodiazepines used to relieve moderate or severe anxi …   Medical dictionary

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