Fentanyl has emerged as the primary cause of illicit drug deaths in Canada and the United States, and its trafficking has ...

Intravenous (i.v.) anesthetics include etomidate, midazolam, propofol, thiopental, ketamine, and opioid agonists. The first four agents act by enhancing the activity of the inhibitory ...

The fentanyl crisis represents a clear and present danger to US national security, requiring a coordinated, sustained, and comprehensive response.

In the face of this growing crisis, the United States continues to face a devastating fentanyl crisis that has evolved into a ...

The anesthetic ketamine is being hailed as a breakthrough therapy for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ...

Recently published study focused on the evaluation of a novel etomidate analogue, methoxyethyl etomidate hydrochloride (ET-26), in healthy volunteers to assess its safety, tolerability, ...

Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmDMedically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD The goal of anesthesia is to keep you pain-free during surgery or other procedures, such as dental work or sutures.

The characteristics of the available intravenous and inhaled anesthetic agents vary. The choice of an agent depends on whether use is for induction or maintenance of anesthesia and which ...

This synthetic opioid, originally developed as an intravenous anesthetic in the 1960s, has become the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 45. Over the past 25 years, more than 727,000 ...