Nitrous oxide
medical gas
Nothing to addWhat this medicine is for
Nitrous oxide is a medicine in the « medical gas » category. This medical gas is administered in a specific care setting (oxygenation, anaesthesia, analgesia).
For Nitrous oxide, in practice: Gas used for analgesia and anaesthesia. It is part of specialised, closely monitored care.
Under which brands it is found
Nitrous oxide is found in around 10 presentations listed in France. It is available under various brand names and as generics.
- Actynox
- Antasol
- Entonox
- Kalinox
- Placynox
- Protoxyde D'Azote Medicinal Air Liquide Sante France
- Protoxyde D'Azote Medicinal Air Products Medical
- Protoxyde D'Azote Medicinal Linde Healthcare
- and other presentations
Generics and the original brand are equivalent for the active substance; only the appearance, the name or the excipients may differ.
Do you need a supplement? No.
We put forward no supplement for Nitrous oxide: that would be forcing a need that does not exist. The great majority of medicines call for no particular supplementation, and acknowledging this is part of the way we work. We design a supplement only where the data support it, across five specific classes.
Talk about it in the community
Others are on the same treatment and share their daily life: what they feel, their questions, the little routines they set up. You read lived experience here, not recommendations.
Related molecules
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