title: Pre-operative medication reviewed: oral temazepam compared with papaveretum and hyoscine.
abstract: Oral temazepam was compared with papaveretum and hyoscine for pre-operative medication. The oral premedication was associated with less subjective unpleasant side-effects and greater anxiolytic properties. It was adjudged to be superior by the anaesthetic and nursing staff as well as by the patients themselves. Oral premedication was also less time-consuming to administer, and there was a small saving in the cost of drugs and equipment.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009892:Opium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011292:Premedication; D011897:Random Allocation; D012601:Scopolamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013693:Temazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D009892:Opium; D013693:Temazepam; D012601:Scopolamine