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Bupivacaine 0.5% w/v with glucose solution for injection
Bupivacaine 0.5% w/v with glucose solution for injection
bupivacaine hydrochloride
1. What Bupivacaine with glucose solution for injection is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before Bupivacaine with glucose solution for injection is given to you
3. How Bupivacaine with glucose solution for injection is given to you
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Bupivacaine with glucose solution for injection
6. Contents of the pack and other information
Bupivacaine contains a medicine called bupivacaine hydrochloride. It belongs to a group of medicines called local anaesthetics.
Bupivacaine is used to numb (anaesthetise) parts of the body during surgery in adults and children of all ages. It stops pain happening during surgery (operations).
You must not be given this medicine if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or nurse before you are given this medicine.
Talk to your doctor or nurse before having Bupivacaine injection:
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or nurse before you are given this medicine.
Tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This includes medicines that you buy without a prescription and herbal medicines. This is because Bupivacaine injection can affect the way some medicines work and some medicines can have an effect on Bupivacaine injection.
In particular, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following medicines:
Your doctor needs to know about these medicines to be able to work out the correct dose of Bupivacaine injection for you.
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think that you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine.
Bupivacaine injection may make you feel sleepy and affect the speed of your reactions. After you have been given Bupivacaine injection, you should not drive or use tools or machines until the next day.
This medicinal product contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per ampoule. This is considered essentially sodium free.
Bupivacaine injection will be given to you by a doctor, who will decide the correct dose. It will be given to you as an injection into the lower part of your spine.
Bupivacaine injection is injected slowly into the spinal channel (part of the spine) by a doctor experienced in paediatric anaesthetic techniques. Dosage depends on the age and weight of the patient and will be determined by the doctor.
When Bupivacaine injection is injected, it stops the nerves from being able to pass pain messages to the brain.
Serious side effects from getting too much Bupivacaine injection need special treatment and the doctor treating you is trained to deal with these situations. The first signs of being given too much Bupivacaine injection are usually as follows:
To reduce the risk of serious side effects, your doctor will stop giving you Bupivacaine injection as soon as these signs appear. This means that if any of these happen to you, or you think you have received too much Bupivacaine injection, tell your doctor immediately.
More serious side effects from being given too much Bupivacaine injection include tremors, fits (seizures) and heart problems.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Severe allergic reactions (rare, may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)
If you have a severe allergic reaction, tell your doctor immediately. The signs may include sudden onset of:
Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people)
Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people)
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)
Some symptoms can happen if the injection was given in the wrong way by mistake, or if you have been given it with other local anaesthetics. These include fits (seizures), feeling dizzy or light-headed, trembling and numbness of the tongue.
Possible side effects seen with other local anaesthetics which might also be caused by Bupivacaine injection include:
Side effects in children are similar to those in adults.
Do not be concerned by this list of possible side effects. You may not get any of them.
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
The active ingredient is bupivacaine hydrochloride anhydrous. Each millilitre (ml) of solution contains 5 mg of bupivacaine hydrochloride anhydrous.
The other ingredients are glucose anhydrous and/or glucose monohydrate, sodium hydroxide and water for injections.
Bupivacaine injection is a clear, colourless solution for injection. It comes in glass ampoules containing 4 ml of solution.
Bupivacaine with glucose solution for injection is manufactured by
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This leaflet was last revised in April 2022.