Inhalation Anesthetics

Gases or volatile liquids that vary in the rate at which they induce anesthesia; potency; the degree of circulation, respiratory, or neuromuscular depression they produce; and analgesic effects. Inhalation anesthetics have advantages over intravenous agents in that the depth of anesthesia can be changed rapidly by altering the inhaled concentration. Because of their rapid elimination, any postoperative respiratory depression is of relatively short duration. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p173)

Also Known As:

Anesthetics, Inhalation; Anesthetic Gases; Anesthetic, Inhalation; Gases, Anesthetic; Inhalation Anesthetic

Chemical Actions and Uses
- Pharmacologic Actions: 160
  - Therapeutic Uses: 47080
    - Central Nervous System Agents: 51
      - Central Nervous System Depressants: 117
        Anesthetics: 16841
        General Anesthetics: 748
        Inhalation Anesthetics: 235
  - Physiological Effects of Drugs: 1
    - Central Nervous System Depressants: 117
      - Anesthetics: 16841
        General Anesthetics: 748
        Inhalation Anesthetics: 235

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Disease

Drug/Important Bio-Agent (IBA)