General description
Bupivacaine is a local anaesthetic used for infiltration anaesthesia, peripheral and sympathetic nerve block, spinal anaesthesia and postoperative pain relief.
INN
Bupivacaine
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 1977
(TRS
615)
for
Local anaesthetics
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Local anaesthetics
- Parenteral > Locoregional injections > Spinal anaesthesia: 0.5% in 4 mL ampoule (hydrochloride) + 7.5% glucose solution
- Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 0.25% in vial (hydrochloride); 0.5% in vial (hydrochloride)
Indications