Bupivacaine

🧮 Dose calculator

Spinal and epidural anaesthesia · Regimen source: FDA Marcaine Spinal · 2.2

• • Smallest effective dose and concentration. Only by experienced clinicians with resuscitation available. FDA Marcaine Spinal · 2.2

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Marcaine Spinal · 8.1

  “Risk Summary The available data on the use of MARCAINE SPINAL in pregnant women do not establish the presence or absence of developmental toxicity related to the use of MARCAINE SPINAL.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Marcaine Spinal · 8.2

  “Risk Summary Lactation studies have not been conducted with bupivacaine.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Marcaine Spinal · 8.4

  “MARCAINE SPINAL is approved for use in adults only.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Marcaine Spinal · 8.5

  “Patients 65 years and over, particularly those with hypertension, may be at increased risk for developing hypotension while undergoing spinal anesthesia with MARCAINE SPINAL.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.