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- verb Present participle of
sedate .
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Examples
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A period of gtremors, irritability and agitation that can develop after being on sedating medications for a period of time.
Glossary 2010
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Imagine a texting metro train operator now responsible for sedating you before surgery ...
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The FDA's four-hour rule is presumably there so too much of Intermezzo zolpidem won't be sticking around, sedating people when they wake.
Matthew Edlund, M.D.: Is Intermezzo the Answer to Middle-of-the-Night Insomnia? M.D. Matthew Edlund 2011
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Doctors can select one based on a patient's lifestyle, for example, avoiding one that is sedating during the daytime, says Katherine Henry , chief of neurology at Bellvue Hospital Center in New York City.
Case of the Daily Headache Melinda Beck 2011
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The stimulation from caffeinated alcoholic drinks counters the sedating effects of alcohol, making drinkers feel like they're not quite as affected by the liquor, Marczinski said.
Study: Alcohol-energy drink combo riskier than booze alone 2011
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The FDA's four-hour rule is presumably there so too much of Intermezzo zolpidem won't be sticking around, sedating people when they wake.
Matthew Edlund, M.D.: Is Intermezzo the Answer to Middle-of-the-Night Insomnia? M.D. Matthew Edlund 2011
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Phenobarbital is a sedating drug that back then was commonly used to treat seizures in children, but we usually looked harder to document and find a cause for the seizure before we settled into therapy -- especially in a 3 month-old.
Maggie Kozel, M.D.: Health Care Reform: We Need to Reframe the Questions M.D. Maggie Kozel 2011
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A growing number of hospitals are putting in place new five-step protocols for their ICUs that include sedating patients more lightly when possible and regularly assessing them for pain and signs of delirium.
Changing Intensive Care to Improve Life Afterward Laura Landro 2011
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Phenobarbital is a sedating drug that back then was commonly used to treat seizures in children, but we usually looked harder to document and find a cause for the seizure before we settled into therapy -- especially in a 3 month-old.
Maggie Kozel, M.D.: Health Care Reform: We Need to Reframe the Questions M.D. Maggie Kozel 2011
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The stimulation from caffeinated alcoholic drinks counters the sedating effects of alcohol, making drinkers feel like they're not quite as affected by the liquor, Marczinski said.
Study: Alcohol-energy drink combo riskier than booze alone 2011
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