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Flumazenil can reverse the action of:

 # Flumazenil can reverse the action of:
A. Fentanyl
B. Propofol
C. Ketamine
D. Midazolam


The correct answer is D. Midazolam.

Flumazenil is a benzodiazepine (BZD) antagonist. It competes with benzodiazepine agonists and inverse agonists for the benzodiazepine receptor and reverses their depressant or stimulant effects respectively. Flumazenil abolishes the hypnogenic, psychomotor, cognitive and EEG effects of benzodiazepines. Among the options provided, Midazolam is a benzodiazepine. 

Uses: 
• To reverse benzodiazepine anaesthesia 
• Benzodiazepine overdose 


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