Bupivacaine liposome (By injection)

There may be other brand names for this medicine.

This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not use it if you had an allergic reaction to bupivacaine.

A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine in a hospital. This medicine is given through a needle injected into the surgical site.

Tell your doctor if you are also using other numbing medicines, including other kinds of bupivacaine, such as lidocaine. You should not be given any other kind of bupivacaine for at least 4 days.

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease or liver disease.
This medicine may make you dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive or do anything that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.
This medicine should cause numbness only to the area where it is injected. It is not meant to cause you to fall asleep or become unconscious.
It may be easier to hurt yourself while your treated body area is still numb. Be careful to avoid injury until you have regained all the feeling and are no longer numb.

Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
Anxiety, depression, restlessness, drowsiness, ringing in your ears, blurred vision
Chest pain, fast, pounding, slow, or uneven heartbeat, trouble breathing
Lightheadedness, dizziness, fainting
Nausea, vomiting, chills, metallic taste in your mouth
Seizures, shivering, shaking, or tremors

Last Updated: 1/27/2017