Bupivacaine

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Infiltration, block, caudal, epidural, lumbor, anaesthesia with long duration of action.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. Lactation.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Cardiovascular diseases. Elderly debilitated patients. Shock. Hepatic impairment.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

CNS depression. Respiratotry apnoea. Hypotension. Bradycardia and arrhythmias. Persistent neurological deficits despite anaesthetic recovery. Allergy/angioneurotic oedema. Methemoglobinaemia. Seizures.

Drug Category/Class

  • Anesthetics, Local
  • Anesthetics
  • Amides
  • CYP2D6 Inducers
  • CYP2D6 Inducers (strong)
  • Nervous System
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inhibitors
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inducers
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inducers
  • CYP3A4 Inhibitors
  • Amides
Prescribed For the production of local or regional anesthesia or analgesia for surgery, for oral surgery procedures, for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures...
Weight :288.4277
Structure Bupivacaine
Generic Drug Bupivacaine prescribed For the production of local or regional anesthesia or analgesia for surgery, for oral surgery procedures, for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures...
Formula

C18H28N2O

Bupivacaine has 17 Brands listed


Buloc P (0.5%)Bupicaine (0.25%)
Bupicaine (0.5%)Bupivac (0.25%)
Bupivac (0.5%)Bupivacaine (0.25%)
Bupivacaine (0.5%)Bupivan (0.25%)
Bupivan (0.5%) (20 ml)Bupivan (0.5%) (4 ml)
Marcain (0.5%)Marcain (1%)
Sensorcaine (0.5%)Sensorcaine (100 mg)
Sensorcaine (50 mg)Sensorcaine Heavy (20 mg)
Sensorcaine Spinal (0.5%)

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