Suprane

Active Ingredient(s): Desflurane
FDA 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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