Mepivacaine
- TRADE NAMES: Carbocaine (Hospira); Polocaine (AstraZeneca)
- INDICATIONS: Local or regional analgesia and anesthesia by local infiltration, peripheral nerve block, central neural techniques including epidural and caudal blocks
- CLASS: Anesthetic; local
- HALF-LIFE: 1.9–3.2 hours (adults); 8.7–9 hours (neonates)
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
None known
PREGNANCY CATEGORY: C
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SKIN.
CARDIOVASCULAR.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
GASTROINTESTINAL/HEPATIC.
GENITOURINARY.
NEUROMUSCULAR/SKELETAL.
OCULAR.
RESPIRATORY.
OTHER.
Page last updated 07/31/2023
Symbol key
Incidence
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Warnings in other populations
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric