 Premedication
"Premedication" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Preliminary administration of a drug preceding a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure. The commonest types of premedication are antibiotics (ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS) and anti-anxiety agents. It does not include PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION.
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D011292
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.703
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Premedication" by people in Profiles.
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Fernandez CA, Smith C, Karol SE, Ramsey LB, Liu C, Pui CH, Jeha S, Evans WE, Finkelman FD, Relling MV. Effect of premedications in a murine model of asparaginase hypersensitivity. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2015 Mar; 352(3):541-51.
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Reddy VS, O'Neill JA, Holcomb GW, Neblett WW, Pietsch JB, Morgan WM, Goldstein RE. Twenty-five-year surgical experience with pheochromocytoma in children. Am Surg. 2000 Dec; 66(12):1085-91; discussion 1092.
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Portnoy J, Bagstad K, Kanarek H, Pacheco F, Hall B, Barnes C. Premedication reduces the incidence of systemic reactions during inhalant rush immunotherapy with mixtures of allergenic extracts. Ann Allergy. 1994 Nov; 73(5):409-18.
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