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AN39 Prilocaine<br />
Used in dentistry. Also often combined with Lidocaine as a preparation for dermal anaesthesia.<br />
Other Names: Citanest<br />
Local Anaesthetic<br />
AN40 Procaine<br />
Used primarily to reduce the pain of intramuscular injection of penicillin; used to be used in dentistry.<br />
Other Names: Novocain, Novocain<br />
Local Anaesthetic<br />
AN41 Propofol<br />
Uses include the induction and maintenance of general anaesthesia, sedation for mechanically ventilated<br />
adults, and procedural sedation. Commonly used in veterinary medicine.<br />
Other Names: Diprivan<br />
General Intravenous Anaesthetic<br />
AN42 Remifentanil<br />
Given to patients during surgery to relieve pain and as an adjunct to an anaesthetic.<br />
Other Names: Ultiva<br />
General Intravenous Anaesthetic<br />
AN43 Ropivacaine<br />
Used for nerve block, epidural and intrathecal anaesthesia in adults and children over 12 years. It is also<br />
indicated for peripheral nerve block and caudal epidural in children 1–12 years for surgical pain.<br />
Other Names: Naropin<br />
Local and Epidural Anaesthetic<br />
AN44 Scandonest 3% plain<br />
Used in dentistry.<br />
Local Anaesthetic<br />
AN45 Sevoflurane<br />
Used for induction and maintenance of general anaesthesia.<br />
Other Names: Fluoromethyl Hexafluoroisopropyl Ether<br />
General Inhaled Anaesthetic<br />
AN46 Sufentanil<br />
Used when pain relief is required for a short period of time. May also be used with other compounds in general<br />
anaesthesia.<br />
Other Names: R-30730, Sufenta<br />
General Intravenous Anaesthetic<br />
AN47 Thiopental<br />
Rapid-onset short-acting barbiturate general anaesthetic. A core medicine in the World Health Organization’s<br />
“Essential Drugs List”, which is a list of minimum medical needs for a basic healthcare system.<br />
Other Names: Sodium Pentothal, Thiopentone Sodium, Trapanal<br />
General Intravenous Anaesthetic<br />
AN48 Xenon<br />
Although it is expensive, anaesthesia machines that can deliver xenon are about to appear on the European<br />
market, because advances in recovery and recycling of xenon have made it economically viable, although<br />
rarely used.<br />
General Inhaled Anaesthetic<br />
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