Advice
following an abbreviated submission
bupivacaine HCL 1.0mg/mL and 1.25mg/mL plus fentanyl (as citrate) 2 microgram/mL solution for infusion (Bufyl®) is accepted for use in NHS Scotland.
Indication under review: epidural analgesia to relieve pain during labour and to control post operative pain.
For patients in whom the combination of bupivacaine and fentanyl is an appropriate choice of therapy, Bufyl® provides two fixed-dose, pre-mixed preparations.
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Medicine details
- Medicine name:
- bupivacaine / fentanyl (Bufyl infusion)
- SMC ID:
- 761/12
- Indication:
- Epidural analgesia: to relieve pain during labour, to control post operative pain
- Pharmaceutical company
- Goldshield Pharmaceuticals Limited
- BNF chapter
- Anaesthesia
- Submission type
- Abbreviated
- Status
- Accepted
- Date advice published
- 12 March 2012