| Descriptor English: | Levobupivacaine | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Levobupivacaína 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Levobupivacaína | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Lévobupivacaïne | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Chirocaine Levobupivacaine Hydrochloride | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | D02.065.199.239.500 D02.092.146.113.239.500 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000077554 | ||||||
| Scope note: | S-enantiomer of bupivacaine that is used as a local anesthetic and for regional nerve blocks, including EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA. | ||||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | AA                                                            analogs & derivatives AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine | ||||||
| Pharm Action: | Anesthetics, Local | ||||||
| Registry Number: | A5H73K9U3W | ||||||
| CAS Type 1 Name: | 2-Piperidinecarboxamide, 1-butyl-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-, (2S)- | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 2019; LEVOBUPIVACAINE was indexed under BUPIVACAINE/analogs&derivatives 2003-2018 | ||||||
| History Note: | 2019 (2003) | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 57679 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D000077554 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2019/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2018/07/09 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2018/07/09 | 
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                        Levobupivacaine                                            
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                        Levobupivacaine Hydrochloride                                            
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                        Chirocaine                                            
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                | Concept UI | M0452926 | 
| Scope note | S-enantiomer of bupivacaine that is used as a local anesthetic and for regional nerve blocks, including EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA. | 
| Preferred term | Levobupivacaine | 
| Concept UI | M0463378 | 
| Preferred term | Levobupivacaine Hydrochloride | 
| Concept UI | M0463379 | 
| Preferred term | Chirocaine | 
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