After pledging last year to move swiftly to combat the rising popularity of space oil, the government on Friday classified etomidate, previously a Part 1 poison, as a dangerous drug. Five other ...

A 22-year-old air passenger from Bangkok has been arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of bringing in 8kg (17.6lbs) of the key component of the emerging drug known as “space oil”, worth an ...

The US carried out a double state killing on Thursday, with two states executing intellectually disabled death row inmates.

Despite etomidate's hemodynamic benefits, some clinicians have challenged its use for rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in critically ill patients, citing concerns about adrenal insufficiency (JW ...

In view of the recent abuse situation of etomidate, the main active ingredient of the “space oil drug”, the Security Bureau announced today that etomidate and its three analogues will be listed in the ...

Recently published study focused on the evaluation of a novel etomidate analogue, methoxyethyl etomidate hydrochloride (ET-26), in healthy volunteers to assess its safety, tolerability, hypnotic ...

SINGAPORE: Amid a recent seizure of over 8,700 e-vaporisers and components, the authorities found several "Kpods" - vape juice mixed with etomidate, an anaesthetic agent. The illicit products ...

Rocuronium is often used with anesthesia while preparing patients for surgery, according to the Mayo Clinic. The “fast-acting” drug causes paralysis such that a patient is rendered totally ...

Among the seized items were e-vaporiser pods suspected to contain etomidate, an anaesthetic agent classified as a poison under the Poisons Act, which should be only administered under medical ...