Desflurane

🧮 Dose calculator

General anaesthesia and premedication (adjunct) · Regimen source: FDA Suprane · 2.3FDA Suprane · 2.2FDA Suprane · 2.6FDA Suprane · 4

👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Suprane · 8.1

  “Risk Summary There are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Suprane · 8.2

  “Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when SUPRANE is administered to a nursing woman.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Suprane · 8.4

  “Respiratory Adverse Reactions in Pediatric Patients SUPRANE is indicated for maintenance of anesthesia in infants and children after induction of anesthesia with agents other than SUPRANE, and tracheal intubation.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Suprane · 8.5

  “The minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of SUPRANE decreases with increasing patient age.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.