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AN13 Diamorphine / Heroin / Diacetylmorphine
Typically used to treat severe pain, such as that resulting from a heart attack.
Pain Relief
AN14 Diazepam
Used before certain medical procedures (such as endoscopies) to reduce tension and anxiety, and in some
surgical procedures to induce amnesia. Used for treating anxiety, insomnia, seizures, muscle spasms, alcohol
and benzodiazepine withdrawal, etc.
Other Names: Valium, Antenex
General Intravenous Anaesthetic
AN15 Dibucaine
Used in a cream to treat signs of hemorrhoids or rectal irritation and to ease the pain caused by sunburn and
skin irritation.
Other Names: Cinchocaine, Cincain, Nupercainal, Nupercaine, Sovcaine
Local Anaesthetic
AN16 Enflurane
Commonly used during the 1970s and 1980s.
General Inhaled Anaesthetic
AN17 Etomidate
A short acting anaesthetic used for the induction of general anaesthesia and for sedation for short procedures.
Other Names: Amidate
General Intravenous Anaesthetic
AN18 Fentanyl
Has been used to treat breakthrough pain and is commonly used in pre-procedures as a pain reliever as well
as an anaesthetic in combination with a benzodiazepine.
Other Names: Sublimaze, Actiq, Durogesic, Duragesic, Fentora, Onsolis, Instanyl, Abstral, Lazanda
General Intravenous Anaesthetic
AN19 Halothane
A core medicine in the World Health Organization’s “Essential Drugs List, although its use in developed
countries has been almost entirely superseded by newer anaesthetics. General Inhaled Anaesthetic
AN20 Hydromorphone /Dihydromorphinone
Used to relieve moderate to severe pain and severe, painful dry coughing
Other Names: Hydal, Dimorphone, Sophidone LP, Dilaudid, Hydrostat, Hydromorfan, Hydromorphan, Hymorphan,
Laudicon, Hymorphan, Opidol, Palladone
Injections, tablets, syrup, suppositories
AN21 Isoflurane
Use in human medicine is now starting to decline, but still frequently used for veterinary anaesthesia.
General Inhaled Anaesthetic
AN22 Ketamine
Used for the induction and maintenance of general anaesthesia, usually in combination with a sedative.
Other Names: Ketanest, Ketaset, Ketalar General Intravenous Anaesthetic
AN23 Levobupivacaine
Used for nerve blocks, ophthalmic, epidural and intrathecal anaesthesia in adults; and local analgesia in
children.
Other Names: Chirocaine
Local Anaesthetic
AN24 Levorphanol
Used to treat severe pain
Other Names: Levo-Dromoran
AN25 Lidocaine
Used as a dental anaesthetic or as a local anaesthetic for minor surgery. Often combined with Prilocaine as
a preparation for dermal anaesthesia.
Other Names: Xylocaine, Lignocaine
Local and Epidural Anaesthetic
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