(bue PIV a kane) Brand: Marcaine HCl, Marcaine Spinal, Sensorcaine, Sensorcaine-MPF, Sensorcaine-MPF Spinal
• Speak your doctor if you have ever had an allergic reaction to any type of numbing medicine.
• Till receiving this medicine, speak your doctor if you have kidney or liver malady, anemia (lack of red blood cells), a bleeding or blood clotting mess, syphilis, polio, a brain or spinal cord tumor, numbness or tingling, chronic back pain, headache caused by surgery, low or tall blood pressure, a curved spine, or arthritis.
• You will be watched closely after receiving bupivacaine, to create certain you do not have a reaction to the medicine.
• This medicine can reason numbness over a big portion of your body. Take care to avoid injury till the feeling has returned completely. After a dental procedure, avoid eating, chewing gum, or drinking a hot beverage before your mouth is no longer numb.
• Some epidural numbing medications can have long-lasting or permanent effects on determined body processes such as sexual function, bowel or bladder control, and movement or feeling in your legs or foots. Conversation with your doctor about your specific risk of nerve hurt from bupivacaine.
• Bupivacaine is an anesthetic (numbing medicine) that blocks the nerve impulses that send pain signals to your brain.
• Bupivacaine is used as a local (in only one area) anesthetic.
• Bupivacaine is given as an epidural injection into the spinal column to manufacture numbness during labor, surgery, or determined medical procedures.
• Bupivacaine is also used as an anesthetic for dental procedures.
• Bupivacaine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• Speak your doctor if you have ever had an allergic reaction to any type of numbing medicine.
• To create certain you can safely receive bupivacaine, speak your doctor if you have any of these another conditions:
· anemia (lack of red blood cells);
· kidney or liver disease;
· a bleeding or blood clotting disorder;
· syphilis, polio, a brain or spinal cord tumor;
· numbness or tingling;
· chronic back pain, headache caused by surgery;
· low or tall blood pressure;
· curvature of the spine; or
· arthritis.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether bupivacaine will harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant.
• Bupivacaine can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing child. You must not breast-feed while you are using bupivacaine.
• Bupivacaine is injected through a needle directly into or around the area to be numbed. You will receive this injection in a dental or hospital setting.
• For an epidural, bupivacaine is given as an injection through a needle placed into an area of your medium or lower back around your spine.
• For a dental procedure, bupivacaine is injected directly into the mouth around the tooth or teeth your dentist will be working on.
• Your breathing, blood pressure, oxygen levels, or another vital signs will be watched closely while you are receiving bupivacaine.
• Some epidural numbing medications can have long-lasting or permanent effects on determined body processes such as sexual function, bowel or bladder control, and movement or feeling in your legs or foots. Conversation with your doctor about your specific risk of nerve hurt from bupivacaine.
• Since bupivacaine is given as needed till a surgery or dental procedure, you are not likely to be on a dosing schedule.
• Speak your caregivers right away if you think you have received too many of this medicine.
• Overdose symptoms may include extreme drowsiness, fainting, or slowed breathing.
• This medicine can reason numbness over a big portion of your body. Take care to avoid injury till the feeling has returned completely.
• After a dental procedure, avoid eating, chewing gum, or drinking a hot beverage before your mouth is no longer numb.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives, red rash, itching; sneezing, difficulty breathing; severe dizziness, vomiting; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Speak your caregivers at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
· feeling anxious, restless, confused, or like you might pass out;
· problems with speech or vision;
· ringing in the ears, metallic taste, numbness or tingling near your mouth, or tremors;
· seizure (convulsions);
· weak or shallow breathing;
· quick heart course, gasping, feeling unusually hot;
· slow heart course, weak pulse;
· urinating smaller than normal or not at all.
• Smaller serious side effects include:
· nausea, vomiting;
· chills or shivering;
· headache; or
· back pain.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Speak your doctor about all another medicines you use, especially:
· a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin, Jantoven);
· ergot medication such as ergotamine (Ergomar, Cafergot, Migergot), dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45, Migranal), ergonovine (Ergotrate), or methylergonovine (Methergine);
· antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil, Vanatrip, Limbitrol), doxepin (Sinequan, Silenor), amoxapine (Asendin), clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), amitriptyline (Elavil, Vanatrip, Limbitrol), doxepin (Sinequan, Silenor), imipramine (Janimine, Tofranil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), protriptyline (Vivactil), or trimipramine (Surmontil);
· an MAO inhibitor such as furazolidone (Furoxone), isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam, Zelapar), or tranylcypromine (Parnate); or
· a phenothiazine such as chlorpromazine (Thorazine), fluphenazine (Permitil, Prolixin), perphenazine (Trilafon), prochlorperazine (Compazine, Compro), promethazine (Pentazine, Phenergan, Anergan, Antinaus), thioridazine (Mellaril), or trifluoperazine (Stelazine).
• This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with bupivacaine. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about bupivacaine.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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