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- noun medicine The
administration of adrug (or mixture of drugs) prior to ananesthetic , especially to inducesedation ; the drug so administered
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Examples
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It is also used as a premedication preliminary to surgery anesthesia.
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Non c'est juste que la semaine derniere il a ete annulé parce qu'ils avaient oublié de me faire une premedication!
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2008
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It is also used as a premedication preliminary to surgery anesthesia.
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Some kids hop right up and no premedication is required--you can just do about anything.
Sedative Drugs Used in Pediatric Dentistry Dr. Dean Brandon 2007
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It would be nice if we could just utter some magic words to calm a child--sometimes that does work, but premedication is often needed to reduce anxiety and limit those disruptive movements.
Sedation in Pediatric Dentistry Dr. Dean Brandon 2007
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It is also commonly used to treat anxiety, to deal with insomnia, as a premedication for anesthesia, and it even helps with some forms of coma.
jaxraven Diary Entry jaxraven 2007
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Most two year olds with multiple procedures we do under general anesthesia or at least some premedication --there area few, and I mean a very few that can do stuff but not much stuff with just laughing gas.
How Children Behave at the Dentist, What to Expect Dr. Dean Brandon 2006
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Very simple/quick things may be done in the office setting with or without premedication.
My Child's Tooth is Turning Dark! Dr. Dean Brandon 2006
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I just had a three year old in this am for a filling--no premedication m=needed, but most of the time I use some form of sedative medications.
They Are Just Baby Teeth, Why Fix Them? Dr. Dean Brandon 2006
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Read more about premedication and other stuff on this blog here and you may get a better feel for the alternatives.
How Children Behave at the Dentist, What to Expect Dr. Dean Brandon 2006
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