What drugs are in general anesthesia?

Many: There are many general anesthetic agents from inhalation gas agents to intravenous agents like propofol. If there are any concerns talk to your doctor on the recommended anesthesia for your procedure. Good luck.

Many: Usually you start with sedation like versed. Once in the or, you would receive an induction agent to rapidly sleep like propofol. You may then receive a paralytic agent to stop moving and aid with placing an airway device to keep you breathing during the surgery. Then you get a maintenance anesthetic to keep you asleep (like sevoflurane) during surgery. You'd get an opioid for pain control....

Many: There are dozens of medications that can be used during a general anesthetic. Most patients undergoing general anesthesia will receive a combination of about 9 or more medications. A safe and appropriate anesthetic plan is determined by your anesthesiologist after a history and physical examination and is tailored to your surgery and medical conditions.

Multiple: Your anesthesiologist will use multiple drugs to put and keep you to sleep. These include inhalational anesthetics (gasses) muscle relaxants, amnestics and narcotics. These medications are titrated together to provide a safe sleep during surgery.

Lots: It usually depends on whether you have any allergies and what kind of surgery your getting. It is usually a cocktail. For general anesthesia, we use about 5 drugs to begin the process. Some are Lidocaine, propofol, versed, fentanyl, various gases, muscle relaxants.