NITROUS OXIDE

1) Action Gaseous analgesic

2) Mechanism Not potent enough to produce anaesthesia

3) Indications

4) Effects on organs—side effects

5) Toxic effects/ precautions with administration

6) Contraindications

7) Reversal, antagonism or antidote

8) Loading dose, maintenance dose, frequency & method of administration

9) Drug’s metabolism—Drug’s excretion—Half life (pharmacokinetics)

10) Important drug interactions