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Midazolam is a widely used benzodiazepine in human and veterinary medicine, with multiple effects including anxiolytic, hypnotic, anticonvulsant, centrally mediated muscle relaxant, and antegrade amnestic.1 When treating companion exotic animals, midazolam ’s primary uses are as a sedative, either as a sole agent or as part of a multimodal drug combination, as part of an induction protocol, and as an antiepileptic. Midazolam is water-soluble, rapidly absorbed, causes little tissue irritation after injection, and has the benefit over diazepam in that it can be administered intravenously (IV), subcutaneously, intramuscularly (IM), and intranasally.
Source: Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Tags: Therapeutic Review Source Type: research