| 释义 |
preˈmedicant
[pre- A. 2.]
A drug given as premedication. Also attrib.
1960Proc. R. Soc. Med. LIII. 673/1 The sister in charge administered the premedicant combinations in rotation, leaving the anaesthetist and the assessor in ignorance of the drugs given to particular patients. 1964Brit. Jrnl. Anaesthesia XXXVI. 703/1 When evaluating the effects of various premedicants, the authors were impressed with the very high incidence of pre-operative vomiting and nausea which occurred when pethidine 100 mg was given alone. 1971Pryor & Macalister Gen. Anaesthetic & Sedation Techniques for Dentistry ix. 60 The description of premedicant drugs earlier in this chapter should enable the anaesthetist to select appropriate combinations for any particular circumstance. 1977Lancet 10 Dec. 1229/2 Anæsthetic premedicants include the minor tranquillisers (e.g., diazepam), major tranquillisers (e.g., droperidol), barbiturates, and opiates, but all possess undesirable side-effects. |