Ropivacaine : Before Using

Ropivacaine - Parenteral-Local

Brand Names

Naropin Ropivacaine *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using This Medication

In deciding to using a medication, the problems of uses this drugs must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your health care professional will make. For ropivacaine, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your health care professional if you have ever had an unusual or allergy to ropivacaine or any other local anesthetic.

Pregnancy care

Ropivacaine has not been shown to cause birth defects in humans.

Use of ropivacaine during labor and delivery may rarely cause unwanted effects. This drug may increase the length of labor by making it more difficult for the mother to bear down - push. It may also cause unwanted effects in the fetus or newborn baby. Before receiving ropivacaine for labor and delivery, you must discuss with your family doctor the good the drug will do as well as the chance of receiving it.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether ropivacaine passes into breast milk. However, this drug has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Studies on this drug have been done only in adolescents and adults and there is no special info comparing use of ropivacaine in child with use in other age groups.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been specifically studied in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people or if they cause various side effects or problems in elderly people. There is no special info comparing use of ropivacaine in the elderly with use in other age groups. Based on information about similar medication, it is expected that elderly people will be more sensitive than adults people to the effects of ropivacaine. This may increase the risk of side effects.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor or nurse may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription - over-the-counter "OTC " drug.

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of ropivacaine. Make sure you tell your health care professional if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Heart disease This drug may make your condition worse

Kidney disease
Liver disease Side effects may be more likely in diseaseds with kidney disease or liver disease