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Although its mechanism is poorly understood, propofol is thought to produce sedative and anaesthetic effects by positively modulating the inhibitory function of GABA through ligand-gated GABA-A receptors.
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- Propofol 10mg/ml (1%) emulsion for injection or infusionAspen · emc · SmPC §5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties · Version 29Document updated
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