Sentences with phrase «release local anesthetic»

Proliposomal ropivacaine can deliver long - lasting pain relief with a single injection, with easier preparation and storage than current slow - release local anesthetic products, according to initial studies in animals and human volunteers.

The prolonged effects of proliposomal ropivacaine — along with its delayed elimination and prolonged redistribution in the circulation — were typical of other types of slow - release local anesthetic products.

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For example, the half - life (time to reduce drug blood levels by half) for the local anesthetic bupivacaine (Marcaine) is 8.1 hours in the newborn, compared to 2.7 hours in the mother.82 Also, drug blood levels may not accurately reflect the baby's toxic load because drugs may be taken up from the blood and stored in newborn tissues such as brain and liver, 83 from where they are more slowly released.84

Epidurals slow labor, possibly through the above effects on the laboring woman's oxytocin release, although there is also evidence from animal research that the local anesthetics used in epidurals may inhibit contractions by directly affecting the muscle of the uterus.18

NOCITA is a long - acting local anesthetic that gives you the control of extended - release delivery of bupivacaine, providing up to 72 hours of post-operative pain relief for cranial cruciate ligament surgery with one dose at closing.