Explore the effects of Propofol and insulin on cognitive function after surgery, especially in older adults with memory impairment.

Simple pharmaceutical interventions could help older brains cope with memory impairment and recovery after surgery, new studies in mice suggest. In two studies, researchers at the University of ...

Simple pharmaceutical interventions could help older brains cope with memory impairment and recovery after surgery, new ...

A Duke University School of Medicine medical review has warned cannabis users may require higher doses of the anaesthetic propofol during surgery. Medical cannabis is legal in 40 of 50 US states and ...

Propofol sedation can trigger sneezing during periocular injections, risking needle injury to the globe or optic nerve. Opioids such as fentanyl or alfentanil effectively suppress the sneeze reflex, ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — An employee at a medical facility in Cobb County is facing drug and theft charges after being accused of stealing a sedative. Warrants say Ariana Lyons, an anesthesia assistant at ...

Anesthesiologist assistant Ariana Nicole Lyons was arrested for misdemeanor theft and felony possession of Diprivan Propofol, a controlled substance. Lyons allegedly took ten vials of the sedative, ...

In critically ill patients, sedation with alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonists such as dexmedetomidine and clonidine, introduced within 48 hours of initiating mechanical ventilation, was not superior ...

A recent review of the literature found ample evidence that some sedative hypnotic drugs can cause vivid sexual hallucinations. The analysis discovered that sexual fantasies are most often associated ...

Induction of General Anesthesia for Patients Greater than or Equal to 3 Years of Age Maintenance of General Anesthesia for Patients Greater than or Equal to 2 Months of Age Initiation and Maintenance ...

Pharmaceutical company Avenacy has launched Propofol injectable emulsion, USP, in the U.S. to be used for intravenous general anesthetic and sedation. The drug has been approved by the FDA as a ...