News tagged with 'Anesthetics'

Over-the-counter topical anesthetics made with lidocaine, tetracaine, benzocaine and prilocane, are skin numbing products used to relieve itch and to prepare for cosmetic procedures. But the FDA reports two deaths of young women and several adverse reactions linked to the ointments and gels. 

On June 15, the FDA issued an alert for Propofol , also known as Diprivan. There have been several clusters of patients that have experienced fever, chills, and body aches shortly after receiving the drug for sedation. These symptoms persisted for many hours after the Propofol was administered. Several of th

Events related to medical equipment can be divided into two categories, user-error and equipment failure. Health device inspection and preventive maintenance by biomedical or clinical engineering departments have high face validity as an important patient safety practice in reducing equipment failure. There are man

Fentanyl, a drug that is most often used for labor pain, is in very short supply. Anesthesiologists are concerned about the shortage, stating that they must use morphine or Demerol instead. These two drugs are effective alternatives; however, they are not the doctors' first choice. Fentanyl is used as an epidura

According to a new report from Australian researchers, women are less affected by anesthesia but more susceptible to the side affects associated with the drug anesthetics. This information comes from interviews where it was discovered after surveys were taken of 463 men and women who underwent elective procedures such

The anesthetic drug Propofol (Diprivan) may cause heart attacks in those patients suffering from head trauma and subsequently on ventilation in an Intensive Care Unit. This information comes from the researchers of the University Medical Centre Utrecht, in the Netherlands. This possibility became apparent after five

The manufacturer of the drug Raplon voluntarily recently removed the muscle relaxant from the market after it learned of five deaths related to its use. Doctors often use a muscle relaxant such as Raplon when inserting a breathing tube in patients. Raplon was a good choice for surgeons because the drug's effectiveness

The anesthesia drug, Raplon, manufactured by Organon Pharmaceuticals, was voluntarily removed from the market after it was linked to five patient deaths and many more cases of serious side effects over the last several months. Raplon, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in August of 1999, was created