Several factors prevent the drug manufacturing industry from increasing supply to meet demand for scarce anesthetic drugs, which have been in a severe shortage for two years, according to a Med City ...

Avenacy, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on supplying critical injectable medications, has launched propofol injectable emulsion, which is a generic of Fresenius Kabi’s Diprivan. Propofol ...

FARGO - A key witness in the trial linked to pop star Michael Jackson's death testified here Wednesday that a Fargo surgeon accused of giving his wife the powerful sedative propofol and sexually ...

Etomidate, recently dubbed the "second propofol," has been added to the list of controlled narcotics. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced stricter management after the general anesthetic, ...

Missouri will become to the first state to use the drug propofol for executions, according to a WSLS report. Propofol has not been previously tested for lethal injections, prompting critics to argue ...

The Alberta government and the father of a man who suffered cardiac arrest and permanent brain damage after he was allegedly ...

Amneal has received the Food and Drug Administration’s permission for Propofol Injectable Emulsion, 200 mg/20 ml (10 mg/ml), 500 mg/50 ml (10 mg/ml) and 1,000 mg/100 mL (10 mg/ml), Single-Dose Vials.

The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response March 24 announced an investment to expand the domestic ...

To help ease the propofol shortage, drug manufacturer Teva will be releasing product by the end of February, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Teva discontinued propofol in 2010, ...

The use of high-risk prescription drugs such as propofol and ADHD medications is climbing rapidly in South Korea, raising ...

When patients undergo general anesthesia, doctors can choose among several drugs. Although each of these drugs acts on ...