Proper Use
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A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine in a hospital. It is given through a needle injected into the tissue at the surgical site (eg, foot) or into the nerve endings of the brachial plexus (nerves that conduct signals to the shoulder, arm, and hand).
This medicine should cause numbness only to the area where it is injected. You may experience temporary loss of sensation or movement to the injected area for up to 5 days. This type of numbing procedure is called local anesthesia. It is not meant to cause you to fall asleep or become unconscious.
Bupivacaine liposome injection (Exparel®) works differently than other forms of bupivacaine, even at the same dose. You should not receive another type of bupivacaine injection or another anesthetic within 4 days (96 hours) after the injection of Exparel®.
Portions of this document last updated: Feb. 01, 2024
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