SENSORCAINE(R) (BUPIVACAINE HCI AND EPINEPHRINE) (SENSORCAINE(R) (BUPIVACAINE HCI AND EPINEPHRINE)) Nursing Considerations

What is the generic name?

SENSORCAINE(R) (BUPIVACAINE HCI AND EPINEPHRINE)

What is the Trade Name for SENSORCAINE(R) (BUPIVACAINE HCI AND EPINEPHRINE)?

SENSORCAINE(R) (BUPIVACAINE HCI AND EPINEPHRINE)

What are the Indications for SENSORCAINE(R) (BUPIVACAINE HCI AND EPINEPHRINE)?

• INDICATIONS & USAGE Sensorcaine (bupivacaine HCl) is indicated for the production of local or regional anesthesia or analgesia for surgery, dental and oral surgery procedures, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and for obstetrical procedures. Only the 0.25% and 0.5% concentrations are indicated for obstetrical anesthesia (see WARNINGS ). Experience with nonobstetrical surgical procedures in pregnant patients is not sufficient to recommend use of the 0.75% concentration of bupivacaine HCl in these patients. Sensorcaine is not recommended for intravenous regional anesthesia (Bier Block) (see WARNINGS ). The routes of administration and indicated Sensorcaine concentrations are: (See DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION for additional information.) Standard textbooks should be consulted to determine the accepted procedures and techniques for the administration of Sensorcaine. INDICATIONS and USAGE

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