title: Dose-response relationship for disoprofol (ICI 35868; Diprivan). Comparison with methohexitone.
abstract: The duration of sleep following intravenous administration of three doses of disoprofol (1.2 and 3 mg/kg) was compared with that following methohexione 1 or 2 mg/kg. Disoprofol and methohexitone were shown to be approximately equipotent. Side-effects were dose-related for both drugs, but the incidence was significantly less following disoprofol than methohexitone 2 mg/kg. The most frequent side-effects were pain on injection, myoclonia and hiccup. Studies of blood concentrations of disoprofol show that the profile is dose-independent and conforms to a two-compartment model with a very short distribution phase (about 2 minutes) and short elimination phase (about 70 minutes). Waking blood levels gave no indication of acute tolerance. Disoprofol would appear to be particularly useful for induction of a short period of sleep using a small dose given quickly, or for maintenance of sleep by continuous infusion.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D000777:Anesthetics; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008723:Methohexital; D008875:Middle Aged; D010636:Phenols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood; D015742:Propofol; D011897:Random Allocation; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D010636:Phenols; D008723:Methohexital; D015742:Propofol