diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Reagents/medicine.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Reagents/medicine.yml
index 6c676f0105..ff7a2fc116 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Reagents/medicine.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Reagents/medicine.yml
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@
   color: "#731024"
   metabolisms:
     Medicine:
+      metabolismRate: 0.1 # Smaller doses stabilize critical people for longer. Gives it a specific usecase as to not be entirely outclassed by dex+
       effects:
       - !type:HealthChange
         conditions:
@@ -434,7 +435,7 @@
           mobstate: Critical
         damage:
           types:
-            Asphyxiation: -5
+            Asphyxiation: -2
       - !type:ModifyBleedAmount
         amount: -0.25