Review Article

Ciprofol: A Novel Alternative to Propofol in Clinical Intravenous Anesthesia?

Table 6

Incidence of adverse events of ciprofol and propofol.

Clinical trialsGroupsAny TEAEs (, %)Drug-related TEAEs (, %)Pain on injection (, %)

Phase I clinical study in healthy subjects [23]Ciprofol ()6 (75.0)5 (62.5)1 (12.5)
Propofol ()8 (100)8 (100)7 (87.5)
Sedation/anesthesia in patients undergoing colonoscopy [24]Ciprofol ()26 (83.9)0.30015 (48.4)0.1334 (12.9)
Propofol ()26 (83.9)19 (61.3)14 (45.2)
Induction of deep sedation during gastroscopy and colonoscopy procedures [25]Ciprofol ()109 (75.7)0.20141 (28.5)0.4037 (4.9)<0.001
Propofol ()100 (69.0)35 (24.1)76 (52.4)
Anesthesia/sedation in patients undergoing fiber-optic bronchoscopy [26]Ciprofol ()71 (52.6)<0.00150 (37.0)<0.0016 (4.4)<0.001
Propofol ()101 (76.5)93 (70.5)52, (39.4)
Induction and maintenance of general anesthesia in elective surgical patients [27]Ciprofol ()30 (100)23 (76.7)
Propofol ()9 (90.0)8 (80.0)
Propofol+ciprofol ()6 (100)4 (66.7)
Anesthesia in patients scheduled for elective surgery [28]Ciprofol ()78 (88.6)0.16070 (79.4)6 (6.8)0.014
Propofol ()84 (95.5)79 (89.7)18 (20.5)
Sedation in ICU patients with mechanical ventilation [29]Ciprofol ()17 (65.4)0.2762 (7.7)0.153
Propofol ()11 (84.6)4 (30.8)

Abbreviations: TEAEs: treatment-emergent adverse events.