Carbocaine V Injection

Each mL contains 20 mg mepivacaine hydrochloride, 1 mg methylparaben as preservative, and sodium chloride for isotonicity. Carbocaine-V Sterile Aqueous Solution is recommended for infiltration, nerve block, intra-articular and epidural anesthesia for horses. It has also been found useful for topical anesthesia of the laryngeal mucosa prior to ventriculectomy. As with other anesthetics, the dosage varies considerably depending upon the anesthetic technic, body area to be desensitized and the surgical procedure.

The following dosages have generally proved satisfactory in the horse and are therefore suggested as a guide:For nerve block (diagnosis of lameness, firing, pain relief in osteoarthritis and navicular disease): 3 to 15 mL.For epidural anesthesia (animal standing): 5 to 20 mL.For intra-articular anesthesia (removal of fracture chips, bone and bog spavin, arthritis): 10 to 15 mL.For infiltration (alone or in combination with nerve block or intra-articular anesthesia): as required.For anesthesia of the laryngeal mucosa prior to ventriculectomy: CARBOCAINE-V Sterile Aqueous Solution may be administered topically or by infiltration or by a combination of the two. For topical application, a total of 25 to 40 mL applied by spray (3 mL/application) is usually adequate. For infiltration, 20 to 50 mL will suffice.

Store at controlled room temperature 20 to 25C (68 to 77F) [see USP].When administered by a skilled person, CARBOCAINE-V Sterile Aqueous Solution may be employed safely for local infiltration, for common nerve blocking procedures, and for intra-articular and epidural anesthesia. The following precautions, which are observed with respect to all local anesthetics, also apply to this anesthetic. (1) Injections should always be made aseptically and with frequent aspirations. If blood is aspirated, the needle should be relocated and the injections continued cautiously. (2) When used for epidural anesthesia, care should be taken to avoid injection into the subarachoid space. The skin should be sha

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