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levobupivacaine

Amide-linked LA · Local Anaesthetic

Amide-linked LALocal Anaesthetic
CDSCO approved
EXCRETION
—
not curated
INTERACTIONS
1 major
SEVERE in our sources
PREGNANCY
—
not curated
Top interactions
  • PrilocaineSevereDatabaseDDInter

Mechanism

Levobupivacaine is the S(-) enantiomer of bupivacaine and shares the general mechanism of local anaesthetics in blocking Na+ channels.

Side effects

Serious
  • Less cardiotoxic than racemic bupivacaine
  • Less prone to cause seizures (after inadvertent intravascular injection) than racemic bupivacaine

Drug interactions

Prilocaine
Severe
Database

Clinical effect not specified

Source: DDInter

11 additional unreviewed or low-confidence interactions hidden because their provenance or source detail is insufficient.

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Textbook-sourced·Sources: KD Tripathi 7e·Updated: 2026-05-10