PREMEDICATION
\pɹɪmˌɛdɪkˈe͡ɪʃən], \pɹɪmˌɛdɪkˈeɪʃən], \p_ɹ_ɪ_m_ˌɛ_d_ɪ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Preliminary administration of a drug preceding a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure. The commonest types of premedication are antibiotics (ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS) and anti-anxiety agents. It does not include PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION.
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