Dexmedetomidine (Dexased, Dexdomitor, Dexmedesed, Sileo) is a medicine that’s FDA-approved for dogs and cats as a sedative. Your veterinarian can give it to help calm your pet before a minor ...

Dexmedetomidine (Precedex; Hospira Worldwide, Lake Forest, IL) exerts its physiologic effects through the α 2-adrenergic receptor system.Initial Food and Drug Administration approval in the ...

Drugs such as dexmedetomidine that bind to the norepinephrine alpha-2a (α 2a) adrenergic receptor are effective analgesics, but their sedative effects limit their widespread use.

SAN FRANCISCO — Time to successful extubation in mechanically ventilated ICU patients did not significantly differ when comparing dexmedetomidine vs. propofol and clonidine vs. propofol ...

Dexmedetomidine infusion at 1 μg/kg/hr during the procedure and at 0.5 μg/kg/hr for 2 hrs after the procedure: Effective sedation during cardiac catheterization: Rozmiarek et al 27: ...

Dexmedetomidine administration early in the postpartum period was associated with significantly lower positive postpartum depression incidence compared with placebo, researchers reported in JAMA ...

BioXcel Therapeutics Announces Positive Topline Results from Post-Marketing Requirement Study Evaluating PRN Treatment of IGALMI™ (dexmedetomidine) Sublingual Film for Agitation Associated with ...

Dexmedetomidine demonstrated results in multiple randomized clinical trials suggesting it could prolong numbness and reduce discomfort. However, the research was mixed and sometimes outdated, ...

Non-pharmacological approaches are preferred for promoting sleep in the ICU; however, limited but growing evidence supports ...

Heitor Medeiros, MD, and A. Sassan Sabouri, MD, of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, are the lead and corresponding authors, respectively ...

Aligns with Company’s strategic focus on bringing to market BXCL501 for potential acute treatment of agitation for Alzheimer’s patients IGALMI™ ma ...