MeSH

An intravenous anesthetic agent which has the advantage of a very rapid onset after infusion or bolus injection plus a very short recovery period of a couple of minutes. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology, 1992, 1st ed, p206). Propofol has been used as ANTICONVULSANTS and ANTIEMETICS.

Year introduced: 1990

Rare and often fatal drug complication which affects patients undergoing long-term treatment with high doses of PROPOFOL. It is characterized by METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; cardiovascular CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE; CARDIAC FAILURE; and KIDNEY FAILURE.

Year introduced: 2017

a propofol inclusion complex

Date introduced: November 1, 1993

an anticancer stearic acid-based ester conjugate; structure in first source

Date introduced: August 12, 2013

a photoreactive general anesthetic; structure in first source

Date introduced: March 1, 2012