etomidate
Sign in to saveEtomidate, sold under the brand name Amidate, is a short-acting intravenous anaesthetic agent used for the induction of general anaesthesia and sedation for short procedures such as reduction of dislocated joints, tracheal intubation, cardioversion and electroconvulsive therapy. It was developed at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1964 and was introduced as an intravenous agent in 1972 in Europe and in 1983 in the United States.
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- Above: molecular structure of (R)-etomidate Below: 3D representation of an etomidate molecule
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- Amidate, Hypnomidate, Tomvi
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- Etomidate
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- Intravenous
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- Medical uses
- Sedation and anesthesia
- Speech and memory test
- Steroidogenesis inhibitor
- Use in executions
- Adverse effects
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Metabolism
- Formulation
- Society and culture
- Recreational use
- Legal status
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
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Etomidate, sold under the brand name Amidate, is a short-acting intravenous anaesthetic agent used for the induction of general anaesthesia and sedation for short procedures such as reduction of dislocated joints, tracheal intubation, cardioversion and electroconvulsive therapy. It was developed at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1964 and was introduced as an intravenous agent in 1972 in Europe and in 1983 in the United States.
The most common side effects include venous pain on injection and skeletal muscle movements.
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