Ultiva is an opiod anaesthetic used in conjunction with other anaesthetic medicines to produce and/or maintain heavy sleep during operation, such as cardiac surgery. It can also be used after an operation to reduce the pain associated with the surgery or for patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in order to maintain sedation and pain relief.
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