(me PIV a kane) Brand: Carbocaine, Carbocaine HCl, Polocaine, Polocaine-MPF
• You must not receive mepivacaine if you have ever had an allergic reaction to any type of numbing medicine.
• Till receiving this medicine, speak your doctor if you have liver malady, kidney malady, tall or low blood pressure, asthma or a sulfite allergy, a history of heart malady or stroke, heart block or coronary artery malady, a heart rhythm mess, or a thyroid disorder.
• This medicine can reason numbness for an extended period of time. Avoid eating, chewing gum, or drinking hot liquids before the feeling in your mouth has returned completely. Chewing while your mouth is numb could result in a bite injury to your tongue, lips, or internal of your cheek.
• Spinal 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 mepivacaine.
• Mepivacaine is an anesthetic (numbing medicine) that blocks the nerve impulses that send pain signals to your brain.
• Mepivacaine is used as a local (in only one area) anesthetic for an epidural or spinal block. It is also used as an anesthetic for dental procedures.
• Mepivacaine may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not receive mepivacaine if you have ever had an allergic reaction to any type of numbing medicine.
• Till receiving mepivacaine, speak your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have:
· liver disease;
· kidney disease;
· low or tall blood pressure;
· asthma or a sulfite allergy;
· a history of heart malady or stroke;
· heart block or coronary artery disease;
· a heart rhythm mess; or
· a thyroid disorder.
• If you have any of these conditions, you may need a doze adjustment or particular precautions to safely receive mepivacaine.
• FDA pregnancy category C. This medicine may be deleterious to an unborn child. Till you receive mepivacaine, speak your doctor if you are pregnant.
• It is not known whether mepivacaine passes into breast or if it could harm a nursing child. Till you receive mepivacaine, speak your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Mepivacaine is given as an injection placed into an area of your lower back around your spine. You will receive this injection in a hospital or surgical setting.
• When used for a dental procedure, mepivacaine is given as an injection that is generally placed into the gum area internal your mouth. You will receive this injection in a dentist's office or oral surgical setting.
• Spinal 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 mepivacaine.
• Your breathing, blood pressure, oxygen levels, and another vital signs may be watched closely while you are receiving mepivacaine.
• Since mepivacaine is given as needed till a surgery or another medical 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, seizure (convulsions), shallow breathing, or slow heart rate.
• This medicine can reason numbness for an extended period of time. Avoid eating, chewing gum, or drinking hot liquids before the feeling in your mouth has returned completely. Chewing while your mouth is numb could result in a bite injury to your tongue, lips, or internal of your cheek.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling or puffiness of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Speak your caregivers at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
· weak or shallow breathing;
· feeling like you might pass out;
· sweating, anxiety, confusion;
· blurred vision, ringing in your ears;
· numbness or tingling near your mouth;
· slow heart course, weak pulse;
· metallic taste in your mouth;
· tremors, muscle twitching; or
· seizure (convulsions).
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· nausea, vomiting;
· nervousness;
· dizziness; or
· drowsiness.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Speak your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Till receiving mepivacaine, speak your doctor if you are using any of the next drugs:
· cool medication, diet pills, stimulants, or medicine to treat ADHD;
· medication to treat a psychiatric mess (Haldol, Inapsine, Thorazine, Prolixin, Serentil, Mellaril, and others);
· medicine to treat nausea and vomiting, such as Compazine or Motillium;
· ergot medication such as ergotamine (Ergomar, Cafergot), dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45, Migranal), ergonovine (Ergotrate), or methylergonovine (Methergine);
· an MAO inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam), or tranylcypromine (Parnate); or
· antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil, Etrafon), desipramine (Norpramin), imipramine (Janimine, Tofranil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), and others.
• This list is not complete and there may be another drugs that can interact with mepivacaine. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors.
• Your doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about mepivacaine.
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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