KFDA seeks to prevent abuse of propofol

The Korean Food and Drug Administration will discuss whether to designate propofol as a narcotic at a special review committee scheduled at the end of this month, officials said.

Despite such abuse potential, propofol is not classified as a narcotic here, making it impossible to impose a legal restraint on abusers.

Propofol, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1...