<unk>  (trademarked as Fluothane) is an inhalational general anesthetic. Its IUPAC name is 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane. It is the only inhalational anesthetic containing a bromine atom; several other<unk> ogenated anesthesia agents lack the bromine atom and do contain the fluorine and chlorine atoms present in<unk> . It is colorless and pleasant-smelling, but unstable in light. It is packaged in dark-colored bottles and contains 0.01% thymol as a stabilizing agent.
It is on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system. Its use in developed countries, however, has been almost entirely superseded by newer inhalational anaesthetic agents such as sevoflurane, isoflurane, and desflurane.
Halothane
Isoflurane
Methoxyflurane
Enflurane
Desflurane
Sevoflurane
Betaine
Barbiturate