Rajasthan suspends Bupivacaine injection batch used in C-sections and surgeries
The Rajasthan Drug Control Department has imposed a statewide ban on the sale and use of a specific batch of Bupivacaine injection following reports of serious adverse reactions among patients at a hospital in Hyderabad.
Bupivacaine is widely used to administer spinal anaesthesia during various surgical procedures, including Caesarean deliveries. "Instructions have been issued to immediately stop the use of this injection until the investigation is completed. This decision has been taken on the advice of anesthesiologists," said Dr Deepak Maheshwari, Principal, SMS Medical College.
The precautionary action comes after 16 patients reportedly developed adverse reactions after receiving the injection in Hyderabad.
The Indian Society of Anesthesiologists (ISA) and the Anaesthesia Patient ...





