"Droperidol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A butyrophenone with general properties similar to those of HALOPERIDOL. It is used in conjunction with an opioid analgesic such as FENTANYL to maintain the patient in a calm state of neuroleptanalgesia with indifference to surroundings but still able to cooperate with the surgeon. It is also used as a premedicant, as an antiemetic, and for the control of agitation in acute psychoses. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 29th ed, p593)
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D004329
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.522.352.343 D03.633.100.103.393
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Droperidol" by people in Profiles.
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A continuing black hole? The FDA boxed warning: an appeal to improve its clinical utility. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2011 Jul; 49(6):443-7.
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The use and safety of droperidol in a high-risk, inner-city emergency department patient population. Acad Emerg Med. 2003 Aug; 10(8):908; author reply 908-9.
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Neurological and psychiatric adverse effects of anaesthetics: epidemiology and treatment. Drug Saf. 1995 Nov; 13(5):281-95.