enflurane and desflurane, the most common fluorinated ether (flurane) inhalation anesthetics. Fluranes are color-coded – sevoflurane is marked yellow, isoflurane...
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completely different substances, particularly from 2,5-dimethyl-3-carboxymethyl flurane. Muscarine mimics the action of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine by agonising...
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Methoxyflurane (category Fluranes)
Methoxyflurane, sold under the brand name Penthrox among others, is an inhaled medication primarily used to reduce pain following trauma. It may also be...
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Isoflurane (category Fluranes)
Isoflurane, sold under the brand name Forane among others, is a general anesthetic. It can be used to start or maintain anesthesia; however, other medications...
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Desflurane (category Fluranes)
Desflurane (1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl difluoromethyl ether) is a highly fluorinated methyl ethyl ether used for maintenance of general anesthesia. Like...
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Sevoflurane (category Fluranes)
Sevoflurane, sold under the brand name Sevorane, among others, is a sweet-smelling, nonflammable, highly fluorinated methyl isopropyl ether used as an...
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Enflurane (category Fluranes)
Enflurane (2-chloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethyl difluoromethyl ether) is a halogenated ether. Developed by Ross Terrell in 1963, it was first used clinically...
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Roflurane (category Fluranes)
Roflurane (INN, USAN, code name DA-893) is a halocarbon drug which was investigated as an inhalational anesthetic but was never marketed. Aliflurane Halopropane...
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Aliflurane (category Fluranes)
Aliflurane (code name Hoechst Compound 26 or 26-P) is a halocarbon drug which was investigated as an inhalational anesthetic but was never marketed. Halopropane...
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