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A member asked:

Ever heard of oral sedation using midazolam syrup to reduce anxiety in addition to oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate for pain prior to surgery?

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YES: Yes usually is used in children but can be used in any uncooperative or anxious patient for IV medication.

Dr Iwata and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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Yes: this often used in pediatrics

Dr Cox agreed

Answered 11/30/2014

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Sedation with versed, fentanyl and decadron. Will i be asleep? Its for 4 wisdom tooth and 2 premolars one of them cracked in half?

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Had colonoscopy and gastroscopy with versed and fentanyl? However, sedation did not work and felt everything. How could this happen?

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