The drugs within this group are '''short acting''' and have been classically used agents for anaesthesia. They produce a state of hypnosis and higher doses are required to produce an anaesthetised state but they are '''poor analgesics'''. | The drugs within this group are '''short acting''' and have been classically used agents for anaesthesia. They produce a state of hypnosis and higher doses are required to produce an anaesthetised state but they are '''poor analgesics'''. |