Sevoflurane

🧮 Dose calculator

General anaesthesia and premedication (adjunct) · Regimen source: FDA Sevoflurane · Dosage and Administration

👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Sevoflurane · Pregnancy

  “Risk Summary There are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Sevoflurane · Nursing Mothers

  “To minimize infant exposure to sevoflurane or its metabolites, a nursing mother may temporarily pump, and discard breast milk produced during the first 24 hours after administration of sevoflurane.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Sevoflurane · Pediatric Use

  “Induction and maintenance of general anesthesia with sevoflurane have been established in controlled clinical studies in pediatric patients aged 1 to 18 years (see CLINICAL STUDIES , ADVERSE REACTIONS ).”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Sevoflurane · Geriatric Use

  “MAC decreases with increasing age.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.