Surface Anesthesia Mepivacaine Suit for Surgery

DESCRIPTION

Mepivacaine hydrochloride is 2-Piperidinecarboxamide, N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-1-methyl, monohydrochloride and has the following structural formula:

It is a white crystalline odorless powder, soluble in water, but very resistant to both acid and alkaline hydrolysis.

CARBOCAINE (mepivacaine) is a local anesthetic available as sterile isotonic solutions (clear, colorless) in concentrations of 1%, 1.5%, and 2% for injection via local infiltration, peripheral nerve block, and caudal and lumbar epidural blocks.

WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF MEPIVACAINE (CARBOCAINE, CARBOCAINE HCL, POLOCAINE, POLOCAINE-MPF)?

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling or puffiness of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Tell 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 around your mouth;

slow heart rate, weak pulse;

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION

The recommended single adult dose (or the total of a series of doses given in one procedure) of CARBOCAINE (mepivacaine) for unsedated, healthy, normal-sized individuals should not usually exceed 400 mg. The recommended dosage is based on requirements for the average adult and should be reduced for elderly or debilitated patients.

SIDE EFFECTS

Reactions to CARBOCAINE (mepivacaine) are characteristic of those associated with other amide-type local anesthetics. A major cause of adverse reactions to this group of drugs is excessive plasma levels, which may be due to overdosage, inadvertent intravascular injection, or slow metabolic degradation.