title: Dexmedetomidine: a sedative-analgesic drug for the 21st century.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box: 2457, Riyadh 1145, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Kamal el-Din Hussein
authors.initials: Kel-D
authors.lastname: el-Tahir
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020927:Dexmedetomidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D020927:Dexmedetomidine