FOI - Etomidate and related compounds
Published 30 October 2025
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ATI1090 Request
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is collecting written evidence regarding the harms and legitimate uses of etomidate and other related compounds:
• Etomidate
• Metomidate
• propoxate
• Isopropoxate
• Cyclopropyl-methoxycarbonyl metomidate (CPMM)
Would you be able to advise whether etomidate or any of these compounds are licenced for use in animals as sedatives or anaesthetics?
Our reply
Our Product Information Database - Home contains all the information you are looking for. You can search using the active substance.
However, the substances listed are not authorised for use in veterinary medicines in the UK.