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. 2025 Jun;29(6):531-533.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24993. Epub 2025 Jun 5.

What Every Intensivist Should Know About Remimazolam

Rhythm Mathur  1 , Konica Chittoria  1 , Ankur Sharma  2 , Shilpa Goyal  1 , Nikhil Kothari  1
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What Every Intensivist Should Know About Remimazolam

Rhythm Mathur et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2025 Jun.

Abstract

Remimazolam, a recently developed benzodiazepine, possesses characteristics that make it an optimal sedative drug. These characteristics include a quicker onset, improved recovery, organ-independent metabolism, absence of accumulation, and rapid reversal with Flumazenil.

How to cite this article: Mathur R, Chittoria K, Sharma A, Goyal S, Kothari N. What Every Intensivist Should Know About Remimazolam. Indian J Crit Care Med 2025;29(6):531-533.

Keywords: Intensive care unit; Remimazolam; Sedation.

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