Bupivacaine / Lidocaine
Bupivacaine/Lidocaine is a combination local anesthetic used to provide regional anesthesia and pain control during surgical and obstetric procedures. The two agents work together to provide both rapid onset (from lidocaine) and extended duration of action (from bupivacaine).
A combination local anesthetic providing rapid and prolonged nerve block for surgical, procedural, and obstetric anesthesia.
Key facts at a glance
- RxNorm
- 465366
- Generic
- Bupivacaine / Lidocaine
- Class
- multi-ingredient
- Brands
- —
- Availability
- rx
- Lactation
- unknown
- Routes
- —
- Forms
- —
- Regions
- US, EU, CN, JP
- Monitoring
- —
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Used for local and regional anesthesia in surgical procedures, labor and delivery (epidural analgesia), postoperative pain management, and other situations requiring temporary numbing of specific body areas.
Both agents are local anesthetics that block nerve signal transmission by inhibiting sodium channels in nerve fibers. Lidocaine provides quick onset while bupivacaine extends the duration of sensory and motor blockade.
Administration should only be performed by trained healthcare professionals. Dosage must be carefully calculated based on patient weight and procedure. Potential risks include systemic toxicity, cardiac effects, and allergic reactions. Not for intravenous regional anesthesia (Bier block) in standard combinations.
Official drug label
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