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A wide variety of drugs are used in modern anaesthetic practice. Many are rarely used outside of anaesthesia, although others are used commonly by all disciplines. Some of the prominent ones include:
- local anaesthetics
- general anaesthetics
- analgesics
- muscle relaxants
- depolarising muscle relaxants
- succinylcholine, also known as suxamethonium
- nondepolarising (curare-like) muscle relaxants
- depolarising muscle relaxants
- vasoconstrictors, also known as vasopressors
- antiemetics: phenothiazines, e.g.: prochlorperazine, promethazine, cyclizine;
butyrophenones, e.g.: droperidol; antihistamines, e.g.: dimenhydrinate (old); newer agents: ondansetron and tropisetron, and granisetron; steroids, e.g.: dexamethasone; and lastly, metoclopramide (variable efficacy).
See also
wikithesia.com The anaesthesia wiki for anaesthetists
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