title: Temazepam in fast dispensing dosage form as a premedication for children.
abstract: Forty-seven children aged between four and 11 years received temazepam 0.5 mg/kg in a novel fast dispensing dosage form. The preparation was well accepted and associated with few side-effects. Satisfactory sedation and anxiolysis was obtained in over 93% of patients. The relative merits of a variety of routes of administration of premedicant drugs for children are discussed and the advantages of buccally administered formulations for this age group are presented.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001007:Anxiety; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication; D013693:Temazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D013693:Temazepam