| Category of Drug | Bupivacaine is a drug for Anaesthesia |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Bupivacaine is used for 1. Infiltration anaesthesia 2. Peripheral and sympathetic nerve block 3. Spinal anaesthesia 4. Postoperative pain relief |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | INJECTION |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Adjacent skin infection 2. Inflamed skin 3. Concomitant anticoagulant therapy 4. Severe anaemia or heart disease 5. Spinal or epidural anaesthesia in the dehydrated or hypovolaemic patient |
| Precautions | 1. Respiratory impairment 2. Hepatic impairment 3. Epilepsy 4. Porphyria 5. Myasthenia gravis 6. lactation 7. Interactions |
| Adverse Effects | 1. With excessive dosage or following intravascular injection 2. light-headedness 3. Dizziness 4. Blurred vision 5. Restlessness 6. Tremors and occasionally convulsions rapidly followed by drowsiness 7. Unconsciousness and respiratory failure 8. Cardiovascular toxicity includes hypotension 9. Heart block and cardiac arrest 10. Hypersensitivity and allergic reactions also occur |
| Pregnancy Category | C |
