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 ...

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 ...

New best practice training guidelines have been published for professional carers administering buccal (ormomucosal) midazolam for epilepsy patients in the community. Subscribe today for unlimited ...

A study recently reported in The Lancet compared the safety and efficacy of buccal midazolam with that of rectal diazepam in children with acute seizures. Between October 2000 and February 2004, four ...

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 ...

ViroPharma Incorporated (Nasdaq: VPHM) today announced that the European Commission has granted a Centralized Pediatric Use Marketing Authorization (PUMA) for Buccolam® (midazolam, oromucosal solution ...

"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, ...