Nitrous oxide (N2O) Other names: N2O

Chemical formula: Nā‚‚O  Molecular mass: 44.013 g/mol  PubChem compound: 948

Active ingredient description

Nitrous oxide is a potent analgesic and a weak anaesthetic. Induction with nitrous oxide is relatively rapid, but a concentration of about 70% is needed to produce unconsciousness.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
N01AX13 Nitrous oxide N Nervous system → N01 Anesthetics → N01A Anesthetics, general → N01AX Other general anesthetics
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Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 10024-97-2
DrugBank Drug: DB06690
KEGG Drug: D00102
PubChem Compound: 948
RxNorm Ingredient: 7486
SNOMED-CT Concept: 111132001
Nitrous oxide (substance)
SNOMED-CT Concept: 273959001
Nitrous oxide (substance)
UNII Identifier: K50XQU1029
NITROUS OXIDE

Medicines

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is an active ingredient of these brands:

Canada (CA)

Croatia (HR)

Cyprus (CY)

Ecuador (EC)

Estonia (EE)

Finland (FI)

France (FR)

Ireland (IE)

Lithuania (LT)

Malta (MT)

New Zealand (NZ)

Poland (PL)

Romania (RO)

South Africa (ZA)

Spain (ES)

United Kingdom (UK)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

 
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