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Archive > February, 2007 Vol. VIII, No. 2

What You Need to Know About the New Generic Anesthetics

The non-name-brand formulations of popular therapies cost less, but are they as effective?

Nathan Hall, Associate Editor

For six years, the physicians at San Antonio Ambulatory Surgery Center in Upland, Calif., were devoted users of Diprivan, the popular brand of propofol. They knew that generic propofol was available, but they were worried that the generic could cause a potentially harmful allergic reaction in some patients because of its sodium bisulfite additive. From their point of view, there was no reason to consider the non-name-brand drug.

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