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    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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