"Mepivacaine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A local anesthetic that is chemically related to BUPIVACAINE but pharmacologically related to LIDOCAINE. It is indicated for infiltration, nerve block, and epidural anesthesia. Mepivacaine is effective topically only in large doses and therefore should not be used by this route. (From AMA Drug Evaluations, 1994, p168)
| Descriptor ID |
D008619
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.621.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Isocaine- Isocaine
- Novocol Brand of Mepivacaine Hydrochloride
Isogaine- Isogaine
- Clarben Brand of Mepivacaine Hydrochloride
Meaverin- Meaverin
- Aventis Brand of Mepivacaine Hydrochloride
Mecain- Mecain
- curasan Brand of Mepivacaine Hydrochloride
Mepihexal- Mepihexal
- Hexal Brand of Mepivacaine Hydrochloride
Mepivacaina Braun- Mepivacaina Braun
- Braun, Mepivacaina
- Braun Brand of Mepivicaine Hydrochloride
Mepivacaine Hydrochloride- Mepivacaine Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Mepivacaine
- Mepivacaine Monohydrochloride
- Monohydrochloride, Mepivacaine
Mepivastesin- Mepivastesin
- 3M Brand of Mepivacaine Hydrochloride
Scandinibsa- Scandinibsa
- Inibsa Brand of Mepivacaine Hydrochloride
Scandonest- Scandonest
- Dentsply Brand of Mepivacaine Hydrochloride
Carbocaine- Carbocaine
- Scandicaine
- Sanofi Brand of Mepivacaine Hydrochloride
- Astra Brand of Mepivacaine Hydrochloride
- AstraZeneca Brand of Mepivacaine Hydrochloride
- Carbocaïne
- Scandicain
- Abbott Brand of Mepivacaine Hydrochloride
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