Ensuring that injectable bicarbonate-buffered lidocaine-epinephrine complies with 2015 United States Pharmacopeia (USP) compounding provisions.
Ensuring that injectable bicarbonate-buffered lidocaine-epinephrine complies with 2015 United States Pharmacopeia (USP) compounding provisions.
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确保注射用碳酸氢盐缓冲利多卡因肾上腺素符合 2015 年美国药典 (USP) 的配制规定。
DOI:
10.1016/j.jaad.2016.03.051
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发表时间:
2016
影响因子:
13.8
通讯作者:
Aires,Daniel
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作者:
Isedeh,Prescilia;Forrest,MLaird;Liu,Deede;Aires,Daniel
Epinephrine is often added at 1: 100,000 or 1: 200,000 to constrict blood vessels, thus prolonging the duration of anesthesia. Because epinephrine is stable only in acidic environments, pH of lidocaine-epinephrine is lowered to 3.5 to 5.5 via acidic preservatives. 1 This can cause injection site pain, and delay anesthesia onset. 1 “Buffering” by adding 1 part 8.4% sodium bicarbonate to 10 parts lidocaine-epinephrine can raise pH to address both pain and delay. 1, 2 Other less commonly used local anesthetics such as bupivacaine and mepivacaine can also be buffered. 3 Combining 2 medicines, such as lidocaine-epinephrine+ bicarbonate, in a single syringe, is considered to be “compounding,” defined as combining, mixing, or altering ingredients of 2 or more drugs to create a medication tailored to the needs of an individual patient. 4 Because epinephrine activity declines at 25% per week in alkaline or neutral environments, standard texts recommend that it be used within 1 to 2 weeks after initial preparation. 1, 2, 5, 6 Because infections from in-office compounding of lidocaine-epinephrine+ bicarbonate have not been reported, textbook guidelines are based on the loss of epinephrine activity rather than the potential infection risk.The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Convention develops and publishes standards for drug substances, drug products, excipients, and dietary supplements in the USP–National Formulary. USP drug standards are enforceable in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and these standards are used in more than 140 countries. 7 USP–National Formulary standards for compounded preparations may be enforced by both the