Bupivacaine

FDA Approved: * December 11, 1987
Pharm Company: * HOSPIRA
Category: Anesthetic

Bupivacaine, marketed under the brand name Marcaine among others, is a medication used to decrease feeling in a specific area.[4] In nerve blocks, it is injected around a nerve that supplies the area, or into the spinal canal's epidural space.[4] It is available mixed with a small amount of epinephrine to increase the duration of its action.[4] It typically begins working within 15 minutes and lasts for 2 to 8 hours.[4][5... [wikipedia]

* May have multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or labelers.
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Dosage List

Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 2.5 mg/ml Infiltration; Perineural Injection, Solution
NDC: 0143-9328
Labeler:
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 5 mg/ml Perineural Injection, Solution
NDC: 0143-9329
Labeler:
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 2.5 mg/ml Epidural; Infiltration; Intracaudal; Perineural Injection, Solution
NDC: 0143-9330
Labeler:
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 5 mg/ml Epidural; Intracaudal; Perineural Injection, Solution
NDC: 0143-9331
Labeler:
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 7.5 mg/ml Epidural; Retrobulbar Injection, Solution
NDC: 0143-9332
Labeler:
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 2.5 mg/ml Epidural; Infiltration; Intracaudal; Perineural Injection, Solution
NDC: 0143-9333
Labeler:
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 5 mg/ml Epidural; Intracaudal; Perineural Injection, Solution
NDC: 0143-9334
Labeler:
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 7.5 mg/ml Epidural; Retrobulbar Injection, Solution
NDC: 0143-9335
Labeler:
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride With Dextrose With Dextrose 7.5 mg/ml Subarachnoid Injection
NDC: 0264-9379
Labeler:
B. Braun Medical Inc.
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 2.5 mg/ml Infiltration; Perineural Injection, Solution
NDC: 0404-9826
Labeler:
Henry Schein, Inc

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