midazolam /mid·azo·lam/ (mid´a-zo-lam″) a benzodiazepine tranquilizer, used as the maleate ester for sedation and in the induction of anesthesia.
midazolam [mid-az´o-lam]
midazolam
mi·daz·o·lam (m -d z  -lm )n. A colorless crystalline derivative of diazepam with sedative and anxiolytic properties, usually used in its hydrochloride form as an intravenous anesthetic. |
midazolam [mid-az´o-lam]
a sedative of the benzodiazepine class used in the induction of anesthesia.
midazolam
Versed® Pharmacology A short-acting anxiolytic, hypnotic anticonvulsant Indications IV sedation, general anesthesia, therapeutically refractory status epilepticus, muscle relaxing Adverse effects Ataxia,
incoordination, mental and psychomotor impairment, confusion, dysarthria, retrograde amnesia, paradoxical effects; rarely, N&V, venous complications. See Phenytoin, Seizure, Status epilepticus.
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