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Bupivacaine, marketed under the brand name Marcaine among others, is a medication used to decrease sensation in a specific small area. [5] In nerve blocks , it is injected around a nerve that supplies the area, or into the spinal canal's epidural space . [ 5 ]
The most common side effects of bupivacaine/meloxicam are dizziness, constipation, vomiting, and headache. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was authorized for medical use in the European Union in September 2020, [ 2 ] and approved in the United States in May 2021.
Prescription drug list prices in the United States continually are among the highest in the world. [1] [2] The high cost of prescription drugs became a major topic of discussion in the 21st century, leading up to the American health care reform debate of 2009, and received renewed attention in 2015.
In 2023, more than five million Americans 12 and older reported a "prescription use disorder" within the past year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
For the first time in two decades, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new class of medication that provides an alternative to addictive opioids for patients looking to manage ...
U.S. officials have approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioids.
[1] [2] Compared to bupivacaine, levobupivacaine is associated with less vasodilation and has a longer duration of action. It is approximately 13 per cent less potent (by molarity) than racemic bupivacaine and has a longer motor block onset time. [3] Ropivacaine is, next to levobupivacaine, another less cardiotoxic alternative to bupivacaine. [4]
A new report compares the average U.S. prices for popular groceries and popular foods to what the rest of the world pays. Read on to find out where the U.S. stacks up.