Guidance
Update information
Update information
Minor changes since publication
February 2019: Some links have been updated. Recommendation 1.2.3 has been updated to reflect a recent change in fasting time rules.
October 2014: The information about licensing of drugs for sedation in children and young people have been amended to say that at the time of publication (December 2010), no drugs have a UK marketing authorisation specifically for sedation in all ages of infants, children and young people under 19, and to emphasise that prescribers should follow current summaries of product characteristics and seek advice if needed.