Bupicaine
Bupicaine Products are primarily used for
Local anesthesia (Numb tissues in a specific area)
About Bupicaine Products
Uses of Bupicaine Products
Bupivacaine is used for local anesthesia.
Bupicaine Products side effects
Common
Side Effects of Bupicaine are Nausea, Paresthesia (tingling or pricking sensation), Slow heart rate, Dizziness, Vomiting, Sleepiness, Constipation, Headache, Generalized itching, Taste change, Hypoesthesia (decreased sensitivity to stimuli), Anemia (low number of red blood cells), Ringing in ear, Increased C-reactive protein, Fever, Procedural pain, Discomfort when urinating.
How Bupicaine Products work
Bupivacaine is a local anesthetic. It works by blocking the transmission of pain signals from the nerves to the brain. This helps to decrease the sensation of pain.
Patient Concerns about Bupicaine Products
Frequently asked questions about Bupicaine Products
Frequently asked questions about Bupivacaine
Q. Is Bupicaine Injection an opioid or narcotic?
No, Bupicaine Injection is neither an opioid nor a narcotic. Bupicaine Injection is a medication that belongs to a class of medicines known as local anesthetics. It helps prevent pain which occurs during and after a surgery. The effect of the medicine lasts for over a long period of time, thus aiding in recovery too. Bupicaine Injection works on your body only in the treated area, unlike opioids that work on the whole body.
Q. How does Bupicaine Injection work?
Bupicaine Injection works by numbing that area on your body where a surgery has been performed. Bupicaine Injection slowly releases a local anesthetic medication into that area, thus providing effective long-lasting pain relief.
Q. Will I need other medicines other than Bupicaine Injection for pain relief?
Yes, your doctor may prescribe some other pain relieving medicines alongwith Bupicaine Injection for effective pain management. Due to this, you will need lower doses of the different medicines you are taking. Additionally, this will also reduce the chances of developing side effects of a particular medicine because of the lower doses.
Q. Is Ropivacaine safer than Bupicaine Injection?
Ropivacaine is a left isomer of Bupicaine Injection. Yes, Ropivacaine is comparatively safer than Bupicaine Injection. There are less toxic effects of ropivacaine on the heart and central nervous system as compared to Bupicaine Injection. Hence, it is considered as a safer option.
Q. What are the early symptoms of local anesthesia toxicity?
Our nervous system is more sensitive to the effects of local anesthetics than any other system of the human body. In case of local anesthesia toxicity one may experience tinnitus (ringing sound in the ears), blurred vision, dizziness, tongue paresthesia (tingling or pricking sensation) and circumoral numbness (numbness around the eyes). Consult your doctor if the symptoms bothers you.
Products for Bupicaine
Bupicaine Injection
vial of 20 ml Injection
MRP
₹60
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