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Propofol

Medical Definition: 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)
Also Called: Diprivan,ICI-35,868
CAS Type 1 Name: CAS Number: 2078-54-8
Previously Indexed: Analgesics, Narcotic (1975-1989),Anesthetics (1966-1989),Phenols (1966-1989),Sedatives, Nonbarbiturate (1975-1989)

Propofol Medical Definitions and Terms

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