Suprane
Active Ingredient(s): DesfluraneFDA Approved: * September 18, 1992
Pharm Company: * BAXTER HLTHCARE CORP
Category: Anesthetic
Desflurane (1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl difluoromethyl ether) is a highly fluorinated methyl ethyl ether used for maintenance of general anesthesia. Like halothane, enflurane, and isoflurane, it is a racemic mixture of (R) and (S) optical isomers (enantiomers). Together with sevoflurane, it is gradually replacing isoflurane for human use, except in economically undeveloped areas, where its high cost precludes its use. It has the most rapid onset and offset of the volatile anesthetic drugs used f... [wikipedia]
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