Summary for Mepivacaine


Geriatric
  • 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

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Page last updated 08/20/2025

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Incidence - Help

<1% 1‑5% 5‑10% 10‑15% 15‑20% 20‑30% >30%

Seriousness - Help

Hospitalization possible
Life threatening
Fatal

Warnings in other populations - Help

BreastfeedingBreast feeding

GeriatricGeriatric

PediatricPediatric