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Record 1 2023-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
CONT

One potential drawback of the routine use of preoperative oral benzodiazepines is the prolonged onset time. Although there is a high degree of variability, the onset time approximates 45 minutes to 60 minutes, with the peak effect time being highly variable as well.

Key term(s)
  • peak-effect time

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacología
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