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Therapeutics > Drug Therapy > Premedication

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Premedication  

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Note

  • coord IM with specific drug /ther use (IM); includes anti-anxiety medication; does not include antibiotic premedication ( = ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS)

Scope note

  • 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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  • 73(69)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011292

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