Ropicain

by LCPW

Active ingredient: Ropivacaine

PKR 238

Available at Healify

Ropicain Injection 50mg/10ml (1 Box = 1 Injection) · pc · PKR 238 · In stock

About Ropivacaine

Anaesthetic

Uses

Surgical anaesthesia including epidural blocks for surgery & caesarean section, field blocks & major nerve blocks. Acute pain management including post-operative & labour pain.

How to take it

See literature. Administered by lumbar epidural injection or infusion, by thoracic epidural infusion, by injection for nerve block and by infiltration. Stability: Stored at room temperature. Single use only, any remaining solution should be discarded promptly. The continuous infusion bottles should not be left in place for more than 24 hours.

Side effects

Hypertension, pyrexia, restlessness, GI upset, tremors, drowsiness.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Pregnancy: No evidence of risk in humans. Lactation: Caution advised or effect undetermined. Contraindications: Complete heart block, inflamed or infected tissues. Precautions: Children, elderly, in patients with impaired cardiac conduction, CV disease, hypovolaemic shock, impaired respiratory function, epilepsy, Myasthaenia gravis.

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