Question 1

What is Isoflurane used for?

Accepted Answer

General anaesthesia for surgery (to make you sleep deeply and feel no pain during an operation)

Question 2

How do you take Isoflurane?

Accepted Answer

This drug is not something you take at home. It is given only by a trained anaesthetist (the doctor who puts you to sleep for surgery) in a hospital or surgical centre using a special breathing machine. The doctor controls exactly how much you receive throughout your operation.

Question 3

What are the side effects of Isoflurane?

Accepted Answer

Feeling sick or vomiting after waking up from surgery, shivering or feeling cold, feeling dizzy or confused as the drug wears off, mild cough or sore throat from the breathing tube

Question 4

Who should not take Isoflurane?

Accepted Answer

People with a known allergy to isoflurane or other inhaled anaesthetics, anyone with a personal or family history of malignant hyperthermia (a dangerous reaction to anaesthetics), and people with unexplained liver problems or jaundice that occurred after previous anaesthesia.

Question 5

Is Isoflurane safe during pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

Isoflurane should only be used during pregnancy or in breastfeeding mothers if the doctor decides the surgery is absolutely necessary and the benefit outweighs the risk — always inform your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

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