Friday, January 8, 2010

Propoven 1%

Due to a shortage of Propofol, the FDA has allowed the US market to purchase Propoven (a European propofol). Although the active ingredient is the same, there are some differences in the products.


PROPOFOL 1%
Contains EDTA
Contains Long-Chain triglycerides
US Barcode

PROPOVEN 1%
No Anti-microbial retardant
Contains Medium and Long-Chain triglycerides
Barcode may not be recognized by US scanning systems

See below for detailed information:
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/UCM190862.pdf

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