ANAWIN 0.5% Injection 20ml

Anaesthesia - Local Prescription (Rx) Required

BUPIVACAINE 0.5%

NPR 138.40

Mfr: Neon Laboratories Ltd

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What is ANAWIN 0.5%?

ANAWIN 0.5% contains Bupivacaine which belongs to a group of medicines called amide-type local anaesthetics.

What ANAWIN 0.5% is used for?

It is used to:

numb (anaesthetise) parts of the body during surgery in adults and children above 12 years
relieve pain during childbirth, pain in adults, infants and children above 1 year of age.
also used as an anesthetic for dental procedures.

Talk to your Doctor, if you:

are allergic to any of the other ingredients of this medicine
have cardiogenic shock (a condition where the heart is unable to supply enough blood to the body
have hypovolaemic shock (very low blood pressure leading to collapse)
have problems with clotting of your blood
have diseases of the brain or spine such as meningitis, polio or spondylitis
have a severe headache caused by bleeding inside the head (intracranial haemorrhage)
have problems with your spinal cord due to anaemia
have blood poisoning (septicaemia)
you have a recent trauma, tuberculosis or tumours of the spine
have heart, kidney or liver problems
have a swollen stomach due to more fluid than normal
have a stomach tumour
have been told that you have decreased volume of blood (hypovolaemia)
have fluid in your lungs

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine

Not recommended for children under 12 years.

Do not drive or use machines if you experience sleepy and it may affect the speed of your reactions it may impair your ability to drive or use machines

Tell your doctor if you are taking,

an antidepressant or antipsychotic medication;
anti-nausea medicine such as prochlorperazine (Compazine) or promethazine (Phenergan);
blood pressure medicine--carteolol, carvedilol, labetalol, nadolol, propranolol, sotalol, timolol;
a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin, Jantoven);
ergot medicine--dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, ergonovine, methylergonovine; or
an MAO inhibitor--isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, tranylcypromine, and others.

ANAWIN 0.5% will be given by a doctor or nurse

swelling of your face, lips, hands, feet, ankles, tongue or throat
difficult to swallow
difficulty breathing
severe itching of the skin (with raised lumps)

high or low blood pressure
dizzy or light-headed
sick, nausea, vomiting
slow heartbeat
problems passing water
problems with the liver enzymes
damaged nerves

feeling light-headed
fits (seizures)
numbness of the tongue or around the mouth
ringing in the ears or being sensitive to sound
difficulty speaking
blurred sight (vision)
shaking (tremors)
twitching of the muscles

double vision
nerve damage, muscle weakness (neuropathy)
arachnoiditis (inflammation of the membrane that surrounds the spinal cord)
numbness or weakness in the legs
uneven heartbeat (arrhythmias)

Additional Information
Storage

Keep this medicine out of reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after expiry
Store in original package to protect from light
keep at room temperature (15-25°C)

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