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 ...

General anesthesia evokes a dual mystery: How does it disrupt consciousness, including sensory perception, and what might that say about the nature of consciousness. A new study led by researchers at ...

(Reuters) - Investigators have linked pop star Michael Jackson's death to the drug propofol, which experts say is a powerful anesthetic capable of stopping someone from breathing and that should only ...

Generic drug manufacturer Teva ceased propofol production three weeks after a jury awarded $500 million to a patient who contracted hepatitis C from a procedure in which he received the anesthetic, ...

The Alabama State Committee of Public Health has classified anesthetic drug Propofol as a Schedule IV controlled substance, according to a state press release. The list divides substances into five ...

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.

There are many drugs that anesthesiologists can use to induce unconsciousness in patients. Exactly how these drugs cause the brain to lose consciousness has been a longstanding question, but MIT ...

The manufacturer of the anesthetic blamed for Michael Jackson's death said Thursday it won't sell the drug for use in executions, a setback for Missouri and other states looking for an alternative ...