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Fresofol 1%10mg/ml

Rx
Generic:
Propofol
Dosage form:
Injection
Pack size:
50ml vial

৳ 728/unit

Pack: ৳ 728

At a glance

Propofol — brands, prices, indication, dosage and side effects available in Bangladesh.

Description

Propofol is a general anesthetic. It is used in major surgical procedures. It allows the procedures to be carried out without pain and distress. This injection is used in a hospital setting only. Propofol is used in general anesthesia. It causes loss of consciousness which is reversible. It is administered under the supervision of a healthcare professional. The most common side effects include headache, vomiting, and nausea. This Propofol is safe to use in pregnancy, breastfeeding mothers, patients of liver and kidney disease. Inform your doctor if you are on any medications or have any known allergy to this medicine before the start of the procedure. It is not advised to consume alcohol after you have been administered. Driving should not be done as this medicine may cause sleepiness and may impair your ability to think or react. It is also advised not to operate machinery because of these effects. Propofol is a general anaesthetic. It works by causing reversible loss of consciousness. This allows surgical procedures to be carried out without pain and distress.

Indications

• General Anaesthesia

Mechanism of action

Short-acting, lipophilic sedative/hypnotic; causes global CNS depression, presumably through agonist actions on GABAa receptors.

Dosage

Adult Dose: Intravenous Induction and maintenance of general anaesthesia Adult: Induction: 40 mg by inj or infusion every 10 sec. Usual dose: 1.5-2.5 mg/kg. Maintenance: 4-12 mg/kg/hr or intermittent bolus inj of 20-50 mg. Elderly: Including neurosurgical and debilitated patients: Infuse at a rate of 20 mg every 10 sec. Maintenance: 3-6 mg/kg/hr. Usual dose needed: 1-1.5 mg/kg. Sedation Adult: In diagnostic and surgical procedures: Initially, 6-9 mg/kg/hr by infusion given for 3-5 minutes or an alternative dose of 0.5-1 mg/kg by slow inj over 1-5 minutes. Maintenance: 1.5-4.5 mg/kg/hr infusion. Reduce maintenance dose by 20% for high-risk patients needing sedation. For ventilated patients: 0.3-4 mg/kg/hr by infusion. Monitor lipid concentrations if duration of sedation lasts >3 days. Child Dose: Intravenous Anesthesia Induction 3-16 years: 2.5-3.5 mg/kg IVP over 20-30 sec Maintenance 2 months to 16 years: 0.125-0.3 mg/kg/min IV

Administration

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self-administer.

Side effects

Common: • Nausea • Headache • Vomiting • Local site pain • Slow heart rate • Decreased blood pressure

Precautions & warnings

[UNSAFE] Propofol may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur. Propofol helps induce unconsciousness (sleep) so that surgical operations or other procedures can be performed. It is given to you as an injection by your doctor. After use, you may still feel sleepy for some time. Do not drive or do anything that requires focus until you are sure the effects have subsided. Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or breastfeeding.

Contraindications

Electroconvulsive therapy, obstetrics. Sedation in children <16 yr. Pregnancy, lactation.

Drug interactions

Reduce dose if given with nitrous oxide or halogenated anaesthetics. Increased sedative, anaesthetic and cardiorespiratory effects when used with other CNS depressants.

Food interactions

[UNSAFE] It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Propofol.

Use in pregnancy

[SAFE IF PRESCRIBED] Propofol is generally considered safe to use during pregnancy. Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effects to the developing baby; however, there are limited human studies.

Use in lactation

[SAFE IF PRESCRIBED] Propofol is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.

Renal / hepatic impairment

[SAFE IF PRESCRIBED] Propofol is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Propofol is recommended. However, talk to your doctor if you have any underlying kidney disease. Use of Propofol can cause green discoloration of urine. [SAFE IF PRESCRIBED] Propofol is probably safe to use in patients with liver disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Propofol may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor.

Common questions

After knee auger pry her voice becomes course Was he given general anaesthesia. It can be due to injury of the et tube Baby of 5 months 7 days need to be circumcised as a part of religious practice.Wanted to know is it the right time for him and do local anaesthesia is used in procedure? What is the recovery time of this procedure and how much does this procedure cost? Ny time u can get it done ideally general anaesthesia should be used recovery time is approx 1 week to 10 days cost depends on hospital u choose We got result after laproscopy, here are the results- Under general anaesthesia,diagnostic laparoscopy done using single port,cervix could not be dilated more than 8MD with difficulty all other internal organs are normal Please suggest how can naturally with home remedies can over come this to open cervix by itself or any other ways to get pregnent please help. Don&#x27;t worry about the cervix at all. The sperms can travel up the cervix even if it&#x27;s few mm open. If you are having polycystic ovaries then check whether the egg is forming in each cycle or not. She has osteoporosis should she take terifrac injections Also ask the treating doctor about Zoledronic acid infusion and also about Calcinase nasal spray is circumcison painful? i have an extremely sensitive glans. my foreskin does not go back at all even during an erection Circumcision is done under anaesthesia Post op retention, of urine,sphincterotomy done under saddle anaesthesia catheterize and then catheter free trial after 2 days. Yesterday, I had a laser surgery to remove stones from one of my kidneys. But, today I have been vomiting. what does this mean? has my operation not been successful? what should i do? It may be bcz of anaesthesia also just observe for one more day I have affected by sweat block glands in nearby spinal column.please find and give suggestions. Can be easily excised / removed under local anaesthesiaTo be removed using laser or Radiofrequency cautery by a dermatologist under local anaesthesiaSkinAid Clinic Gurgaon, 9XXXXXX

⚠️ This information is for educational purposes only — not a substitute for medical advice. Consult a registered physician before taking any medicine.