Pediatric oral sedation for dental treatment often results in excessive sleepiness, nausea, and vomiting after the child is discharged, according to a new study in Anesthesia Progress. The findings ...

Southern Nevada health officials have detected medetomidine — a veterinary sedative also known as “rhino tranq” — in the local illicit drug supply, warning it can cause prolonged sedation and ...

Alcohol can have a sedative effect and cause a person to fall asleep more quickly than usual. However, consuming alcohol can also cause sleep disruption and other adverse effects on people’s health.

Soma is a drug that doctors prescribe for muscle pain and discomfort. It has sedative effects and can be habit-forming. Therefore, doctors recommend taking it for short periods to avoid dependence.

A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling longstanding methods for reversing overdoses and treating addiction. Xylazine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Note that Unisom Sleep Tabs are different from Unisom Sleep Gels, which contain another antihistamine, diphenydramine HCl, as the ...

The Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office has issued an alert, warning county residents that the veterinary sedative known as medetomidine has been found in a state drug-checking program and is ...