Droperidol is safe for agitated ER patients, despite black box warning, experts say

Friday, April 17, 2015 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

Droperidol is safe and effective for calming violent and aggressive emergency patients, and the negative effects that garnered a black box warning from the Food and Drug Administration are actually quite rare. A new study supports the safe use of the once ubiquitous, now scarce, sedating agent in emergency rooms.

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