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Propofol

Diprivan, Propofol (propofol) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Propofol was first approved as Diprivan on 1989-10-02. It is used to treat delirium, pain, psychomotor agitation, and status epilepticus in the USA. It is known to target potassium/sodium hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 1.

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Therapeutic Areas

Therapeutic Area	MeSH
nervous system diseases	D009422
signs and symptoms pathological conditions	D013568
behavior and behavior mechanisms	D001520
psychological phenomena	D011579
mental disorders	D001523
musculoskeletal and neural physiological phenomena	D055687

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Diprivan, Propofol (discontinued: Diprivan, Propofol)

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Propofol

Tradename	Company	Number	Date	Products
DIPRIVAN	Fresenius Kabi	N-019627 RX	1996-06-11	1 products, RLD, RS

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Brand Name	Status	Last Update
diprivan	New Drug Application	2025-04-21
propofol	ANDA	2025-05-20
propofol 1%	unapproved drug other	2023-12-27
propofol injectable emulsion	ANDA	2022-09-30
propofol lipuro	unapproved drug other	2021-12-20

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Indication	Ontology	MeSH	ICD-10
pain	EFO_0003843	D010146	R52
delirium	—	D003693	R41.0
psychomotor agitation	—	D011595	—
status epilepticus	EFO_0008526	D013226	G41

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N: Nervous system drugs

— N01: Anesthetics

— N01A: Anesthetics, general

— N01AX: Other general anesthetics in atc

— N01AX10: Propofol

HCPCS

Code	Description
J2704	Injection, propofol, 10 mg

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Indications Phases 4

Indication	MeSH	Ontology	ICD-10	Ph 1	Ph 2	Ph 3	Ph 4	Other	Total
Anesthesia	D000758	—	—	15	7	25	72	179	295
General anesthesia	D000768	—	—	6	3	13	24	81	126
Postoperative pain	D010149	—	G89.18	2	7	10	29	74	118
Delirium	D003693	—	R41.0	6	3	4	33	57	101
Intravenous anesthesia	D000771	—	—	—	2	2	20	59	83
Emergence delirium	D000071257	—	—	4	2	3	23	52	82
Pain	D010146	EFO_0003843	R52	5	4	4	19	33	61
Hypotension	D007022	EFO_0005251	I95	1	3	2	11	28	44
Cognitive dysfunction	D060825	—	G31.84	1	1	2	18	22	44
Depression	D003863	—	F33.9	4	2	2	10	16	33

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Indications Phases 3

Indication	MeSH	Ontology	ICD-10	Ph 1	Ph 2	Ph 3	Ph 4	Other	Total
Renal insufficiency	D051437	—	N19	1	1	3	—	5	10
Anesthesia and analgesia	D000760	—	—	—	1	3	—	5	8
Status epilepticus	D013226	EFO_0008526	G41	—	1	5	—	3	8
Injection site reaction	D000075662	—	—	—	2	1	—	6	8
Dyssomnias	D020920	—	—	1	—	1	—	4	6
Chronic renal insufficiency	D051436	—	N18	—	—	2	—	3	5
Esophageal neoplasms	D004938	—	C15	—	—	1	—	4	5
Blood pressure	D001794	EFO_0004325	—	—	1	1	—	3	4
Hepatectomy	D006498	—	—	1	—	1	—	2	4
Colonic diseases	D003108	—	—	—	—	1	—	3	4

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Indications Phases 2

Indication	MeSH	Ontology	ICD-10	Ph 1	Ph 2	Ph 3	Ph 4	Other	Total
Subdural hematoma chronic	D020200	—	—	1	3	—	—	2	5
Lung injury	D055370	—	S27.30	1	1	—	—	4	5
Post-traumatic stress disorders	D013313	EFO_0001358	F43.1	1	1	—	—	2	4
Traumatic stress disorders	D040921	—	—	1	1	—	—	2	4
Airway remodeling	D056151	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	2
Newborn infant diseases	D007232	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	2
Intracranial pressure	D007427	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	2
Obstructive lung diseases	D008173	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	2
Hematologic diseases	D006402	EFO_0005803	D75.9	2	2	—	—	—	2
Radical mastectomy	D015409	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1

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Indications Phases 1

Indication	MeSH	Ontology	ICD-10	Ph 1	Ph 2	Ph 3	Ph 4	Other	Total
Anxiety disorders	D001008	EFO_0006788	F41.1	1	—	—	—	7	8
Anxiety	D001007	EFO_0005230	F41.1	1	—	—	—	4	5
Sleep deprivation	D012892	—	F51.12	1	—	—	—	3	4
Respiration disorders	D012120	—	J00-J99	1	—	—	—	3	4
Spinal stenosis	D013130	EFO_0007490	M48.0	2	—	—	—	2	4
Respiratory tract diseases	D012140	—	—	1	—	—	—	2	3
Tympanic membrane perforation	D018058	—	H72	1	—	—	—	1	2
Sleep initiation and maintenance disorders	D007319	—	F51.01	2	—	—	—	—	2
Parkinsonian disorders	D020734	—	G20.C	1	—	—	—	1	2
Circadian rhythm	D002940	EFO_0004354	—	1	—	—	—	1	2

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Indications Without Phase

Indication	MeSH	Ontology	ICD-10	Ph 1	Ph 2	Ph 3	Ph 4	Other	Total
Cardiopulmonary bypass	D002315	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6
Brain ischemia	D002545	EFO_0003883	I67.82	—	—	—	—	6	6
Hypersensitivity	D006967	EFO_0003785	T78.40	—	—	—	—	6	6
Colonic polyps	D003111	—	K63.5	—	—	—	—	5	5
One-lung ventilation	D061810	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5
Consciousness monitors	D056805	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5
Acute cholecystitis	D041881	EFO_1001289	K81.0	—	—	—	—	4	4
Spinal diseases	D013122	—	M45-M49	—	—	—	—	4	4
Airway management	D058109	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4
Invasive hydatidiform mole	D002820	—	D39.2	—	—	—	—	4	4

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Drug common name	Propofol
INN	propofol
Description	Propofol is a phenol resulting from the formal substitution of the hydrogen at the 2 position of 1,3-diisopropylbenzene by a hydroxy group. It has a role as an intravenous anaesthetic, a sedative, a radical scavenger, an antiemetic and an anticonvulsant.
Classification	Small molecule
Drug class	—
Image (chem structure or protein)
Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)	CC(C)c1cccc(C(C)C)c1O