Naropin (Ropivacaine)

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Naropin (Ropivacaine)'s dosage depends on the condition (usual range: 1 mL - 100 mL). However, your doctor or pharmacist may have suggested a different schedule that is more appropriate for you. It will be given to you by a doctor or nurse in a hospital or clinical setting. Ropivacaine is injected into the veins (intravenous - IV). The part of the body where it will be used will depend on why you are being given Ropivacaine. WARNING: Careful and constant monitoring of the patient's state of consciousness should be done following each local anesthetic injection, at such times, restlessness, anxiety, tinnitus (ringing in the ear), dizziness, blurred vision, tremors (shaking movements), depression, or drowsiness may be early warning signs of toxicity. Use with caution in patients with hypotension (low blood pressure), hypovolemia (a life-threatening condition where you lose more than 20% of your body's blood or fluid supply), heart block (an abnormal rhythm), or heart disease. Use with caution in patients with liver or kidney impairment, neurological (affecting the nervous system) or psychiatric disorders, and acute porphyria (a rare disease of the blood pigment, heme). In addition to its desired action, Naropin (Ropivacaine) may cause some side effects, notably:
It may cause low blood pressure (hypotension), dizziness, or lightheadedness. It may cause nausea, vomiting, headache, slow or fast heart beat (bradycardia, tachycardia).
It may cause difficulty in passing urine, back pain, or high temperature (fever) or shivering (chills).
Contraindications: Hypersensitivity to ropivacaine, amide-type local anesthetics (e.g., bupivacaine, mepivacaine, lidocaine), or any component of the formulation.
Animal reproduction studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. If you're planning a pregnancy, become pregnant, or are breastfeeding, contact your family doctor.
A treatment with Naropin (Ropivacaine) requires regular monitoring by a doctor. Be sure to see your doctor for all regularly scheduled appointments.Naropin (Ropivacaine)