A 3:1 mixture of alfaxalone with alfadolone acetate that previously had been used as a general anesthetic. It is no longer actively marketed. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1445)
Entry Term(s)
Alfatesine
Alfathesin
Alphadione
Alphathesin
Althesin
CT-1341
Glaxovet
Saffan
CAS Type 1 Name
Pregnane-11,20-dione, 21-(acetyloxy)-3-hydroxy-, (3alpha,5alpha)-, mixt. with (3alpha,5alpha)-3-hydroxypregnane-11,20-dione
Previous Indexing
Drug Combinations (1974)
Hydroxysteroids (1974)
Pregnanediones (1974)
Public MeSH Note
2000; see ALTHESIN 1980-2000 & PREGNANEDIONES 1975-79
A 3:1 mixture of alfaxalone with alfadolone acetate that previously had been used as a general anesthetic. It is no longer actively marketed. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1445)
