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... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Therapeutic Uses > Central Nervous System Agents > Central Nervous System Depressants > Anesthetics > Anesthetics, General > Anesthetics, Intravenous > Anesthetics, Dissociative
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Central Nervous System Depressants > Anesthetics > Anesthetics, General > Anesthetics, Intravenous > Anesthetics, Dissociative

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Anesthetics, Dissociative  

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Definition

  • Intravenous anesthetics that induce a state of sedation, immobility, amnesia, and marked analgesia. Subjects may experience a strong feeling of dissociation from the environment. The condition produced is similar to NEUROLEPTANALGESIA, but is brought about by the administration of a single drug. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed)

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  • Dissociative Anesthetics

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