Holsti and colleagues state that seizures lasting more than 5 minutes in the out- of-hospital setting are often treated by the patient's family. In the United States, rectal diazepam is the most ...

That Nurse A: 1. Failed to manage Resident A’s epileptic seizure in a clinically appropriate way in that they: a. Administered the first dose of buccal midazolam 10 minutes after the onset of the ...

Administering a drug called midazolam via the mouth cavity is more effective than rectal diazepam for the emergency treatment of seizures in children, concludes a study published in this week's issue ...

Paves way for the extension of well-established and pan-European market-leading brand to include the treatment of adult patients Buccolam ® is a prescription brand buccal midazolam indicated for the ...

Clinicians and carers of children and adolescents suffering from prolonged, acute, convulsive seizures now have access to Buccolam® (midazolam oromucosal solution), a newly approved rescue medication ...

"Buccolam, as a licensed preparation of buccal midazolam for emergency treatment of prolonged seizures, is a welcome additional option for care of children with epilepsy," commented Dr Bryan Lynch, ...

A BOLTON NHS Foundation Trust Epilepsy Nurse has helped develop a national online training tool. Epilepsy specialist nurse Natasha Denvir has helped to develop an online training course on the ...

A mother has told how her daughter was left unconscious after a hospital issued medicine that was incorrectly labelled. Three-year-old Ruby Plummer was diagnosed with epilepsy last March, a condition ...