Halcion is has the great advantage of rapid onset and rapid resolution of action. My 10 year old was bouncing around the kitchen making brownies 4 hours after taking 0.25 mg Halcion prior to local anesthesia and laser Rx of plantar warts - she was zonked at 2 hours when the local was injected into her feet. I was going to write in a non-dermatologic warning about this popular but devastating drug, Halcion. Several years ago there was a piece in the New York Times condemning its use and abuse-in adults.
People also wake up at night while on it and do very very crazy things.
Please read it before you prescribe this drug. One of the moms was a pediatric nurse, and she in particular was very pleased and impressed with the results, and might suggest this at the hospital for some kids who need but have difficulty co-operating with things like lumbar punctures and bpne marrows. One caution, at least in the states. I believe that the Academy of Peds has issued guidelines on conscious sedation in children. Even oral sedation must be performed in a setting where pulse oximetry and resuscitation equipment is available.