Drug Name: | Propofol |
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Drug Class: | General Anesthetic |
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Mechanism of Action: | Enhances the activity of GABA receptors, leading to CNS depression |
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Use: | - Induction and maintenance of anesthesia
- Sedation in ICU settings
- Procedural sedation
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Side Effects: | - Hypotension
- Respiratory depression
- Pain on injection
- Nausea and vomiting
- Hypertriglyceridemia
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Contraindications: | - Hypersensitivity to propofol
- Severe hypotension
- Porphyria
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Specialty: | - Anesthesiology
- Critical Care Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
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