Medications
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