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Midazolam
Essential medicine status
Section:
1. Anaesthetics, preoperative medicines and medical gases 1.3. Preoperative medication and sedation for short-term procedures
ATC codes: N05CD08
EMLc
Indication
Sedative-hypnotic and anxiolytic drugs ICD11 code: XM881358505
INN
Midazolam
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 mg per mL
Oral > Liquid: 2 mg per mL (EMLc)
Oral > Solid > dosage form: 15 mg ; 7.5 mg
EML status history
First added in 2011 (TRS 965)
Changed in 2021 (TRS 1035)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
Medicines within the same pharmacological class can be used
Therapeutic alternatives limitations
Therapeutic alternatives to be reviewed (2023)
Therapeutic alternatives limitations for EMLc
Therapeutic alternatives to be reviewed (2023)
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Midazolam
DrugBank
Midazolam
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of square box listings on the EML and EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended the therapeutic alternatives for midazolam as a preoperative sedativebe reviewed.