Remimazolam is an ultra short-acting benzodiazepine used in the induction and maintenance of sedation during short (<30 minute) procedures. Recent trends in anesthesia-related drug development have touted the benefits of so-called "soft drugs" - these agents, such as remifentanil, are designed to be metabolically fragile and thus susceptible to rapid biotransformation and elimination as inactive metabolites. These "soft drugs" are useful in the context of surgical procedures, wherein a rapid onset/offset is desirable, enabling anesthesiologists to manipulate drug concentrations as needed. Remimazolam was the first "soft" benzodiazepine analog to be developed and was approved for use by the FDA in July 2020 under the brand name Byfavo.
Remimazolam is indicated for the induction and maintenance of procedural sedation in adults undergoing procedures lasting 30 minutes or less.
Renji Hospital, Shanghai, Pudong New Area, China
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Los Angeles, California, United States
Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Please Select, Korea, Republic of
The Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University., Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Wonkwag UH, Iksan, Jeollabukdo, Korea, Republic of
Wonkwang University hospital, Iksan, Korea, Republic of
Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea, Republic of
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