bupivacaine

American  

[byoo-piv-uh-keyn] / byuˈpɪv əˌkeɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a white, crystalline powder, C 18 H 28 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic.

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bupivacaine British  

/ bjuːˈpɪvəkeɪn /

noun

1. a local anaesthetic of long duration, used for nerve blocks

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Etymology

Origin of bupivacaine

Perhaps bu(tyl) + pi(pecoloxylidide) its chemical components + -vacaine, irregular for (No)vocain ( def. ); procaine

Example Sentences

Hospitals also are grappling with shortages of regional anesthesia - local injections of lidocaine, bupivacaine and a third painkiller standard for eye surgery, orthopedic procedures and knee and hip replacements.

From Washington Times

Dr. Ruth Landau, director of obstetric anesthesia at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, says maternity wards for months have faced a critical shortage of the fast-acting version of bupivacaine.

From Washington Times

Anesthesiologists sometimes have had to use a slower-acting bupivacaine version, which may delay delivery and could harm mother or baby.

From Washington Times

The product slowly releases the local anesthetic bupivacaine to control pain for two to three days after surgery, according to Pacira, which says it saw a 78% reduction in overall opioid consumption in studies of patients receiving Exparel compared with conventional bupivacaine that limits pain for a few hours.

From The Wall Street Journal

Skin harvesting often causes more pain than the burn itself, according to Dr. Friedstat, who has used Exparel along with conventional bupivacaine to treat these wounds during surgery.

From The Wall Street Journal