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Mepivacaine

Basics

Name

Mepivacaine

Pronunciation

(me PIV a kane)

Brand Names: US

  • Carbocaine
  • Polocaine
  • Polocaine Dental
  • Polocaine-MPF
  • Scandonest 3% Plain

Therapeutic Category

  • Local Anesthetic, Injectable

Medication Safety Issues

Sound-alike/look-alike issues:

Mepivacaine may be confused with BUPivacaine

Polocaine may be confused with prilocaine

High alert medication:

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) includes this medication among its list of drug classes (epidural and intrathecal medications) which have a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm when used in error (High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings).

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