Intravenous anesthesia drugs accounted for the largest share in the market in 2019.
Based on the route of administration, US general anesthesia drugs market is categorized into inhalational anesthesia drugs and intravenous anesthesia drugs. The inhalational anesthesia drugs is further categorized into sevoflurane, desflurane, isoflurane and nitrous oxide. Similarly, intravenous anesthesia drugs are further categorized into propofol, benzodiazepines, ketamine, methohexital sodium and others intravenous general anesthesia drugs. The intravenous segment accounted for the largest share of the market. General intravenous anesthesia drugs are less expensive and do not require expensive machines for administration which contributes to the high market share of the segment.