Medications
Anesthesia
Anesthesia
General Anesthesia Agents
| Dexmedetomidine | PRECEDEX |
| Etomidate | AMIDATE |
| Ketamine | KETALAR |
| Methohexital | BREVITAL |
| Midazolam | VERSED |
| Pentobarbital | NEMBUTAL |
| Propofol | DIPRIVAN |
| Thiopental | PENTOTHAL |
S – approved if taken off duty (with appropriate delay before returning to full duty, often 24 hours to assure that there are no further residual effects); medication causes sedation
D – diagnosis may dictate restriction
Local Anesthesia Agents
| Articaine | SEPTOCAINE |
S – approved if taken off duty (depending on location and duration of local anesthesia)
D – diagnosis may dictate restriction
| Bupivacaine | MARCAINE, SENSORCAINE |
S – approved if taken off duty/4 to 8 hours (depending on location and duration of local anesthesia) delay prior to return to full duty
D – diagnosis may dictate restriction
| Lidocaine | XYLOCAINE |
| Mepivacaine | CARBOCAINE |
S – approved if taken off duty/0 to 2 hours (depending on location and duration of local anesthesia) delay prior to return to full duty
D – diagnosis may dictate restriction
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
| Atracurium | |
| Cisatracurium | NIMBEX |
| Pancuronium | PAVULON |
| Rocuronium | ZEMURON |
| Succinylcholine | ANECTINE |
| Vecuronium | NORCURON |
S – approved if taken off duty (with appropriate delay before returning to full duty to assure that there are no further residual effects); medication causes paralysis
D – diagnosis may dictate restriction