Sens
Sens Products are primarily used for
Local anesthesia (Numb tissues in a specific area)
About Sens Products
Uses of Sens Products
Bupivacaine is used for local anesthesia.
Sens Products side effects
Common
Side Effects of Sens 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 Sens 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 Sens Products
Frequently asked questions about Sens Products
Frequently asked questions about Bupivacaine
Q. Is Sens 0.5% Injection an opioid or narcotic?
No, Sens 0.5% Injection is neither an opioid nor a narcotic. Sens 0.5% 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. Sens 0.5% Injection works on your body only in the treated area, unlike opioids that work on the whole body.
Q. How does Sens 0.5% Injection work?
Sens 0.5% Injection works by numbing that area on your body where a surgery has been performed. Sens 0.5% 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 Sens 0.5% Injection for pain relief?
Yes, your doctor may prescribe some other pain relieving medicines alongwith Sens 0.5% 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 Sens 0.5% Injection?
Ropivacaine is a left isomer of Sens 0.5% Injection. Yes, Ropivacaine is comparatively safer than Sens 0.5% Injection. There are less toxic effects of ropivacaine on the heart and central nervous system as compared to Sens 0.5% 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.