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<section begin="pharmacology" /><section begin="A&IC" />'''Inhaled anaesthetics''', also called '''inhalational''' or '''inhalation anaesthetics''', are drugs used to induce and maintain [[general anaesthesia]] which are administered by inhalation (as opposed to [[intravenous anaesthetics]]). These are lipid-soluble, hydrophobic drugs. The more lipid-soluble the drug, the:
<section begin="pharmacology" /><section begin="A&IC" />'''Inhaled anaesthetics''', also called '''volatile''' or '''inhalation anaesthetics''', are drugs used to induce and maintain [[general anaesthesia]] which are administered by inhalation (as opposed to [[intravenous anaesthetics]]). These are lipid-soluble, hydrophobic drugs. The more lipid-soluble the drug, the:


* Higher the potency (the lower the minimal alveolar concentration (MAC))
* Higher the potency (the lower the minimal alveolar concentration (MAC))