introduction: physicians frequently deal with procedures which require sedation of pediatric patients. laceration repair is one of them. no study has been performed regarding the comparison between induction of sedation with sodium thiopental and ketamine in laceration repair. therefore, the present study was aimed to comparison of induced sedation by rectal sodium thiopental and muscular injec...

OBJECTIVE To describe dental prescriptions for anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics for Brazilian outpatients in 2010. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted using data on the use of anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics from the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency, Brazil, 2010. For each prescription, prescribed drugs and the prescribed amount were identified. Prescribed medications...

background research in the area of herbal psychopharmacology has clearly improved in recent decades. self-administration of herbal medicines has been the most popular therapeutic alternative to standard medicine. objectives since the extract of echium amoenum exhibits an anxiolytic effect, the aim of this study is to evaluate the anxiolytic and hypnotic effects in mice of the aqueous and ethano...

OBJECTIVE To examine the change in use of hypnotics and/or sedatives after gastric bypass surgery or intensive lifestyle modification in adults with obesity. METHODS Adults with obesity who underwent gastric bypass surgery or initiated intensive lifestyle modification between 2007 and 2012 were identified through the Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry and a Swedish commercial weight loss d...

The present study investigated whether exposure to aromas during recess periods affects work performance. Subjects comprised 36 healthy male students (mean age, 24.2 +/- 2.2 years) who were randomly divided into three groups: (1) control group, not exposed to aroma during recesses; (2) jasmine group, exposed to jasmine aroma during recesses; and (3) lavender group, exposed to lavender aroma dur...

THE demand for a Soneryl suppository of greater strength than the existing 3-grain product has led to the introduction of a new packing:-5 x 10-grain suppositories. Soneryl has proved of outstanding value in conditions necessitating the administration of a hypnotic and sedative. In rapidity of action and of elimination it approaches the ideal qualifications required in a preparation of this nat...

Sedation in children poses a great challenge, with the main concern one of safety. The importance of providing adequate sedation to children was realized only in the last decade and a half, and relevant data are severely lacking. Use of potent sedative agents is not without risk. Children are given sedative agents in a wide variety of settings by practitioners with different degrees of experien...