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US brand names:Versed
Midazolam Injectable is dosed at 0.5–2 mg/kg IM IM, combined with other agents in rabbits, per Morissey JM, Carpenter JW. Appendix: Formulary. In: Quesenberry KE, OrcuttCJ, Mans C, et al. Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th ed., Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2021:620-630. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
Water-soluble benzodiazepine enhancing GABA-A receptor activity. Anxiolysis, muscle relaxation, anticonvulsant. Becomes lipophilic at physiological pH.
DEA Schedule IV. IM absorption reliable (unlike diazepam). Intranasal route for seizures. Sedation, respiratory depression. Flumazenil for reversal.
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