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Anaesthetic & Pain Test Kit<br />
48 vials<br />
Drugs used in anaesthesia (local, general, epidural) and also sometimes for pain including Codeine,<br />
Bupivacaine, Diamorphine, Diazepam, Fentanyl, Levobupivacaine, Ketamine and Procaine.<br />
AN1 Alfentanil<br />
Used for anaesthesia in surgery<br />
Other Names: Alfentanil<br />
General Anaesthetic<br />
AN2 Amethocaine<br />
Mainly used topically in ophthalmology and as an antipruritic, also used in spinal anaesthesia.<br />
Other Names:Tetracaine, Pontocaine, Dicaine<br />
Local Anaesthetic<br />
AN3 Bupivacaine<br />
Often is administered by epidural injection before total hip arthroplasty. Injected into surgical wound sites to<br />
reduce pain for up to 20 hours after the surgery.<br />
Other Names: Marcain, Marcaine, Sensorcaine, Vivacaine<br />
Local and Epidural Anaesthetic<br />
AN4 Buprenorphine<br />
For pain relief.<br />
Other Names: Subutex, Suboxone, Temgesic, Buprenex, Norspan and Butrans<br />
Pain Relief<br />
AN5 Butorphanol<br />
For balanced general anaesthesia, and management of pain during labour. Management of migraine using<br />
intranasal spray.<br />
General Anaesthetic and other uses.<br />
AN6 Chloroprocaine<br />
Given by injection during surgical procedures and labour and delivery.<br />
Other Names: Nesacaine, Nesacaine-MPF<br />
Local Anaesthetic<br />
AN7 Citanest with Octapressin<br />
Used in dentistry.<br />
Local Anaesthetic<br />
AN 8 Clonidine<br />
Tratment of some types of neuropathic pain, opioid detoxification, insomnia, menopausal symptoms, anxiety,<br />
panic disorder and ADHD. Also used as a veterinary anaesthetic drug.<br />
Pain Relief<br />
AN9 Cocaine<br />
Mainly used for nasal and lacrimal duct surgery.<br />
Local Anaesthetic<br />
AN10 Codeine / 3-Methylmorphine<br />
Used to treat mild to moderate pain and to relieve coughing.<br />
Pain Relief<br />
AN11 Desflurane<br />
Determined to be damaging to the kidneys and liver in 1973, so usage stopped except for in Australia where<br />
still used as an emergency analgesic, and for brief painful procedures such as changing of wound dressings<br />
or for transport of injured people.<br />
General Inhaled Anaesthetic<br />
AN12 Dexmedetomidine<br />
Used for sedation of critically ill or injured patients in an intensive care unit setting. Also sedation before<br />
surgery for short-term procedures.<br />
Other Names: Precedex<br />
Testing Kit Description Manual Copyright Jane Thurnell Read 2012 Page 11
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