Pre-operative medication reviewed: oral temazepam compared with papaveretum and hyoscine.

Author(s): Goroszeniuk T, Albin M, Jones RM, Mohamoud O

Affiliation(s): Department of Anaesthetics, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

Publication date & source: 1987-07, Eur J Anaesthesiol., 4(4):261-7.

Publication type: Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial

Oral temazepam was compared with papaveretum and hyoscine for pre-operative medication. The oral premedication was associated with less subjective unpleasant side-effects and greater anxiolytic properties. It was adjudged to be superior by the anaesthetic and nursing staff as well as by the patients themselves. Oral premedication was also less time-consuming to administer, and there was a small saving in the cost of drugs and equipment.