a small hatchlike opening in a roof or ceiling. verb (used with object), scuttled, scuttling. 3. to sink (a vessel) deliberately by opening seacocks or making openings in the bottom. 4. to abandon, withdraw from, or cause to be abandoned or destroyed (as plans, hopes, rumors, etc.).
The drug, Gilead Sciences Inc.âs Sovaldi GILD, +0.33% remains the most expensive drug in America today, topping a list compiled by drug price comparison website GoodRx. Second on the list is its sister drug Harvoni, which combines Sovaldi with another drug.
Dosing of medications that produce conscious sedation is individualized, and the medication is administered slowly to gauge a patient's response to the sedative. The two most common medications used to sedate patients for medical procedures are midazolam and fentanyl. Fentanyl is a medication classified as an opioid narcotic analgesic (pain reliever) that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine.