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• n  a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person

• sedative
• depressant
• downer

News & Articles

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• Adding Dexmedetomidine Reduces Anesthesia Dose Required for Surgery
  For patients undergoing surgery, adding a sedative drug called dexmedetomidine can reduce the necessary doses of other anesthetic drugs, reports a study in the April issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).
  April 11, 2014 - Newswise