Litt’s Drug profile for Etomidate

  • Trade Name: Hypnomidate (Janssen)
  • Indications: Intravenous induction agent of anesthesia
  • Class: Hypnotic
  • Half-life: 3–5 hours
  • Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with:
    Sedatives
  • See adverse reactions attributed to class:

    Hypnotic

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Page last updated 07/24/2026

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Incidence - Help

<1% 1‑5% 5‑10% 10‑15% 15‑20% 20‑30% >30%

Seriousness - Help

Hospitalization possible
Life threatening
Fatal

Warnings in other populations - Help

BreastfeedingBreast feeding

GeriatricGeriatric

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