Remifentanil

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Remifentanil
Trade names

Ultiva

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Clinical data
Drug class

Opioid

Uses

Analgesia

Routes of administration

Intravenous

Dosage
Load
  • 1-2 mcg/kg IV (Lean body weight)
Maintenance
  • 0.1-1 mcg/kg/min IV (Lean body weight)
Indication 
Total intravenous anesthesia
Route 
Intravenous
  1. Egan TD, Huizinga B, Gupta SK, Jaarsma RL, Sperry RJ, Yee JB, Muir KT. Remifentanil pharmacokinetics in obese versus lean patients. Anesthesiology. 1998 Sep;89(3):562-73. doi: 10.1097/00000542-199809000-00004. PMID: 9743391.
Pharmacodynamics
Mechanism of action

μ-opioid agonism

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