Pack size: 1 Injection  |  Price is for the whole Injection

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Generic: Bupivacaine + Dextrose

Form: Injection (5mg+80mg)/ml

Indication

Intrathecal anesthesia, Spinal anesthesia, Epidural anesthesia, Subarachnoid anesthesia

Adult Dose

Adult: Inj Percutaneous infiltration anesth For prolonged action: 9 mg w/ adrenaline (1 in 200,000), may repeat 2-10 mins later if needed. Max: 90 mg per dental sitting. Surgical anaesthesia Peripheral nerve block 12.5 mg (as 0.25% soln) or 25 mg (as 0.5% soln) . Max: 150 mg/dose. Sympathetic nerve block As 0.25% soln: 50-125 mg. Retrobulbar block As 0.75% soln: 15-30 mg. Caudal block In surgery: 37.5-75 mg (as 0.25% soln) or 75-150 mg (as 0.5% soln). Lumbar epidural block In surgery: 25-50 mg (as 0.25% soln) and 50-100 mg (as 0.5% soln). Spinal block: 0.5% soln: 10-20 mg (2-4 mL).

Child Dose

<12 years: Not recommended Caudal Block, Epidural Block, Local Block >12 years Local Anesthesia: Infiltration 0.25% infiltrated locally: 175 mg maximum Caudal Block: 15-30 mL of 0.25% or 0.5% (preservative free) Epidural Block Other Than Caudal Block: 10-20 mL of 0.25% or 0.5%; administer in 3-5 mL increments allowing sufficient time to detect toxic manifestations of inadvertent IV or IT administration (preservative free); for surgical procedures requiring high degree of muscle relaxation and prolonged effects administer10-20 mL of 0.75%; not to be used in obstetrical cases Peripheral or Sympathetic Nerve Block >12 years Peripheral Nerve Block: 5 mL of 0.25-0.5%; 400 mg/day maximum Sympathetic Nerve Block: 20-50 mL of 0.25%

Contraindication

Hypersensitivity to local anaesthetics of amide type. IV regional anaesthesia; paracervical block in obstetrics; spinal anaesthesia <18 yr. Lactation. Solutions containing preservatives for caudal or epidural block.

Mode of Action

Bupivacaine blocks both the initiation and conduction of nerve impulses reducing the permeability of neuronal membranes to Na ions resulting in inhibition of depolarization w/ resultant blockade of conduction. Dextrose is a monosaccharide that is used as a source of calories and water for hydration. It helps to reduce loss of body protein and nitrogen. It also promotes glycogen deposition in the liver.

Precaution

Hepatic disease; CV disease; children <12 yr; pregnancy. Elderly and debilitated patients. Lactation: excretion in milk unknown/not recommended