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Carbocaine Drug Center

What is Prescribing information?

The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.

Carbocaine Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage

Carbocaine™ (Mepivacaine Hydrochloride) Structural Formula Illustration

CARBOCAINE (mepivacaine) is indicated for production of local or regional analgesia and anesthesia by local infiltration, peripheral nerve block techniques, and central neural techniques including epidural and caudal blocks.

The routes of administration and indicated concentrations for CARBOCAINE (mepivacaine) are:

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local infiltration 0.5% (via dilution) or 1%
peripheral nerve blocks

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What is Patient information?

Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.

Carbocaine Patient Information: Side Effects

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling or puffiness of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Tell your caregivers at once if you have a serious side effect such as:

  • weak or shallow breathing;
  • feeling like you might pass out;
  • sweating, anxiety, confusion;
  • blurred vision, ringing in your ears;
  • numbness or tingling around your mouth;
  • slow heart rate, weak pulse;
  • metallic taste in your mouth;
  • tremors, muscle...

Read the complete patient information for Carbocaine »

Report Problems to the Food and Drug Administration

 

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit the FDA MedWatch website or call 1-800-FDA-1088.


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