| Category of Drug | Propofol is a drug for Anaesthesia |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Propofol is used for 1. Induction and maintenance of general anaesthesia 2. Sedation |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | INJECTIONS |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Sedation in children and adolescents ≤16years 2. Hypersensitivity to propofol. |
| Precautions | |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Cardiac impairment 2. Respiratory impairment 3. Elderly 3. Hypovolaemia 4. Epilepsy 5. Hypotension 6. Patients with high intracranial pressure 7. Monitor blood-lipid concentration if the risk of fat over-load or if sedation longer than 3 days 8. Hepatic impairment 9. Renal impairment 10. Pregnancy |
| Pregnancy Category | B |
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