DESFLURANE
As listed in the register: DESFLURANE
100 % · liquid
- Prescription only
- Pain, sleep, mood, epilepsy and the brain
- Active substance
- Desflurane
- Made by
- Blue-Zone Technologies Ltd
- Source
- Official label
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What it is for
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How it works
From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Suprane). It describes the substance, not this exact product.
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 12.2 Pharmacodynamics Changes in the clinical effects of SUPRANE rapidly follow changes in the inspired concentration.
The duration of anesthesia and selected recovery measures for SUPRANE are given in the following tables: In 178 female outpatients undergoing laparoscopy, premedicated with fentanyl (1.5-2.0 µg/kg), anesthesia was initiated with propofol 2.5 mg/kg, desflurane/N 2 O 60% in O 2 or desflurane/O 2 alone.
Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2026-07-15
Safety of the active substance
From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Suprane). It describes the substance, not this exact product.
- The use of SUPRANE is contraindicated in the following conditions:.
- Known or suspected genetic susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1), Clinical Pharmacology (12.5)]..
- Patients in whom general anesthesia is contraindicated..
- Induction of anesthesia in pediatric patients..
Most common adverse reactions (incidence> 10%) are coughing, breath holding, apnea, nausea, vomiting.
Quoted from the US prescribing label for the same active substance. Your own pack’s leaflet is the authority for your product. DailyMed
Same active substance, strength and form in other countries
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Details
| Made by | Blue-Zone Technologies Ltd |
|---|---|
| Active substance | Desflurane |
| Used in | Pain, sleep, mood, epilepsy and the brain |
| Strength | 100 % |
| Form | liquid |
| Classification | N01AB07 · Pain, sleep, mood, epilepsy and the brain |
| Route | inhalation |
| Dispensing (as stated by the register) | PRESCRIPTION |
| Status | Approved |
| Marketed | No — authorised but not currently marketed, according to the register |
| DIN | 02498146 |
| DPD drug code | 98792 |
Source: Drug Product Database · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician
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Same active substance
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