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15 Anaesthesia
15-01-04-04 Other drugs for sedation

Dexmedetomidine  Dexdor®
Formulary

  • 100 micrograms in 1ml injection approved for use in patients:


    • with traumatic brain injury, have no respiratory problems but require prolonged ventilatory support due to severe agitation, confusion and requirement for propofol/midazolam; and

    • who are difficult to sedate e.g. with overdose of MDMA/PMA/”legal highs” or who have pre-existing drug or alcohol dependence or who have failed conventional methods of treatment.

    • Paediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery with a high risk of post-operative Junctional Ectopic Tachyarrhythmia (JET) or those suitable for fast-track surgery.



  • 100 micgrograms in 1ml injection (intranasal) unlicensedunlicensed route


    • approved for pre-operative sedation in anxious children at risk of respiratory depression in whom midazolam is contraindicated or those who have failed pre-operative sedation with other agents.

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