Medicines
- Brevital Sodium methohexital · Generic available Starting or adding to general anesthesia for surgery; Anesthesia for short surgeries and procedures; Inducing a sleep-like (hypnotic) state
- Demerol meperidine · Generic available Before surgery and along with anesthesia
- Glyrx-Pf glycopyrrolate · No generic yet Reducing airway and stomach secretions during anesthesia; Blocking side effects of cholinergic medicines
From each medicine’s FDA label. Only your prescriber can say which one is right for you, and many are prescribed for other reasons too.