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===Availability=== It is on the [[WHO Model List of Essential Medicines|World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines]].<ref name="WHO23rd" /> It is available as a volatile liquid, at 30, 50, 200, and 250 ml per container but in many developed nations is not available having been displaced by newer agents.<ref>{{cite book |title=National formulary of India |edition=4th |location=New Delhi, India |publisher=Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission |date=2011 |page=411}}</ref> It is the only [[inhalational anesthetic]] containing [[bromine]], which makes it [[radiopaque]].<ref>{{cite book | vauthors = Miller AL, Theodore D, Widrich J | title = Inhalational Anesthetic |date=2022 | url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554540/ |id=NBK554540 | series = StatPearls |place=Treasure Island (FL) |publisher=StatPearls Publishing |pmid=32119427 }}</ref> It is colorless and pleasant-smelling, but unstable in light. It is packaged in dark-colored bottles and contains 0.01% [[thymol]] as a stabilizing agent.<ref name = "Gyorfi_1997" />
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