Concept information
Preferred term
Mepivacaine
Type
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Definition
- 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)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- 1722-62-9 (mono-HCl)
- 2-Piperidinecarboxamide, N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-1-methyl-
- 4VFX2L7EM5
- 96-88-8 (Mepivacaine)
- B6E06QE59J
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- administration & dosage (Qualifier)
- adverse effects (Qualifier)
- agonists (Qualifier)
- analogs & derivatives (Qualifier)
- analysis (Qualifier)
- antagonists & inhibitors (Qualifier)
- blood (Qualifier)
- cerebrospinal fluid (Qualifier)
- chemical synthesis (Qualifier)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
- history (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- isolation & purification (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- pharmacokinetics (Qualifier)
- pharmacology (Qualifier)
- poisoning (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- standards (Qualifier)
- supply & distribution (Qualifier)
- therapeutic use (Qualifier)
- toxicity (Qualifier)
- urine (Qualifier)
Pharmacological Action(s)
In other languages
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French
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1722-62-9 (mono-HCl)
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2-Piperidinecarboxamide, N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-1-methyl-
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4VFX2L7EM5
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96-88-8 (Mepivacaine)
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B6E06QE59J
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-T0FB9GQ9-9
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