Midazolam is a very strong drug used for lethal injections! It's usual dose is less than .5 mg! 2mg is used for surgery patients! I believe the initial dose is supposed to be .25 mg. 1/4 of a mg! They prescribed 10mg! That is LETHAL! This man's father was prescribed 10mg every 4 hours! Reading the usual dosage Usual Adult Dose for Light Sedation Patients younger than 60 years: IM: 0.07 to 0.08 mg/kg IM once, up to 1 hour before surgery IV: 1 to 2.5 mg slow IV every 2 minutes as necessary for sedation -Maintenance dose: After thorough clinical evaluation, additional doses may be given in increments of 25% of the initial dose used to reach sedation. -Maximum dose: 2.5 mg/dose Comments: -Some patients respond to IV doses of 1 mg. -A total IV dose over 5 mg is usually not necessary. -The need for continued sedation with maintenance doses should be carefully considered. Uses: -Preoperative sedation/anxiolysis/amnesia -Agent for sedation/anxiolysis/amnesia prior to/during diagnostic, therapeutic/endoscopic procedures (e.g., bronchoscopy, gastroscopy, cystoscopy, coronary angiography, cardiac catheterization, oncology procedures, radiologic procedures, suture of lacerations and other procedures alone/in combination of with other central nervous system [CNS] depressants) Usual Adult Dose for Light Anesthesia Patients younger than 55 years: Premedicated patients: 0.25 mg/kg IV once, administered over 20 to 30 seconds. Healthcare providers should allow 2 minutes for effect. Unpremedicated patients: -Initial dose: 0.3 to 0.35 mg/kg IV once, administered over 20 to 30 seconds. Healthcare providers should allow 2 minutes to for effect. If induction is not complete after 2 minutes, inhalation anesthetics and/or further doses of this drug in increments of 25% of the initial dose may be given. -Maximum dose: 0.6 mg/kg Comments: -When used concomitantly with other drugs used to induce anesthesia, initial doses may be reduced by to up to 25%. -Total doses of 0.6 mg/kg may be used in unpremedicated, resistant patients, but the dose could prolong recovery. -Doses between 0.15 and 0.35 mg/kg have been used in premedicated patients. -Fentanyl, used as premedication, should be administered 5 minutes before induction. Other narcotics used for premedication should be administered approximately 1 hour prior to induction. Uses: -Induction of general anesthesia before administration of other anesthetic agents -Component of IV supplementation of nitrous oxide and oxygen (balanced anesthesia) Usual Adult Dose for Sedation Loading dose: 0.01 to 0.05 mg/kg IV via slow injection or infusion over several minutes; the dose may be repeated in 10 to 15-minute intervals until sedation is achieved. Maintenance dose: 0.2 to 0.1 mg/kg via IV infusion per hour Comments: -Loading and/or maintenance doses may be increased in some circumstances. -The initial infusion rate is usually 1 to 7 mg/hour. -The lowest effective dose should be used, and patients should be regularly assessed for sedation. Uses: -As a component of anesthesia for sedation of intubated and mechanically ventilated patients -During treatment of intubated and mechanically ventilated patients in critical care settings https://odysee.com/@thebernician:7/wayne-smith-the-1st-midazolam-murders:b