WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- A petition to the Food and Drug Administration to relax restrictions on the administration of an anesthesia drug during certain office-based procedures could put patients' ...

Propofol is a strong anesthetic that's used for surgery, some medical exams, and for sedation for people on ventilators -- never as a sleep aid. It's given by IV and should only be administered by a ...

Pharmaceutical and repackaging company Genixus is preparing to release the first of its RFID-enabled prefilled products for use in acute and critical healthcare. Its single-dose propofol syringes ...

LAKE ZURICH, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#FreseniusKabi--Fresenius Kabi announced today it has introduced +RFID smart labels for Diprivan ® (Propofol) Injectable Emulsion, USP, 200 mg per 20 mL in ...

The hypnotic agent propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenyl) is widely used during the induction and maintenance of anesthesia. It has the advantages of minimal side effects, a controllable anesthetic state, a ...