Bupivacaine/meloxicam explained

Type:combo
Component1:Bupivacaine
Class1:Local anesthetic
Component2:Meloxicam
Class2:Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)
Tradename:Zynrelef
Licence Eu:yes
Dailymedid:Bupivacaine_and_meloxicam
Routes Of Administration:Intralesional, infiltration
Atc Prefix:N01
Atc Suffix:BB59
Legal Us:Rx-only
Legal Us Comment:[1]
Legal Eu:Rx-only
Legal Eu Comment:[2] [3]
Cas Number:2561486-80-2
Kegg:D12270
Synonyms:HTX-011

Bupivacaine/meloxicam, sold under the brand name Zynrelef, is a fixed-dose combination medication used to treat pain in small to medium-sized wounds after surgery.[4] It contains bupivacaine and meloxicam.

The most common side effects of bupivacaine/meloxicam are dizziness, constipation, vomiting, and headache.

It was approved for medical use in the European Union in September 2020, and in the United States in May 2021.[5]

Medical uses

In the European Union, the combination bupivacaine/meloxicam is indicated for treatment of somatic postoperative pain from small- to medium-sized surgical wounds in adults.

In the United States it is indicated for soft tissue or periarticular instillation to produce postsurgical analgesia for up to 72 hours after bunionectomy, open inguinal herniorrhaphy, and total knee arthroplasty in adults.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zynrelef- bupivacaine and meloxicam solution . DailyMed . 8 January 2022.
  2. Web site: Zynrelef EPAR . European Medicines Agency (EMA) . 22 July 2020 . 6 October 2020. Text was copied from this source which is copyright European Medicines Agency. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged.
  3. Web site: Zynrelef Product information . Union Register of medicinal products . 3 March 2023.
  4. Blair HA . Bupivacaine/Meloxicam Prolonged Release: A Review in Postoperative Pain . Drugs . 81 . 10 . 1203–1211 . July 2021 . 34228280 . 10.1007/s40265-021-01551-9 . 235744803 .
  5. Heron Therapeutics Announces U.S. FDA Approval of Zynrelef (HTX-011) for the Management of Postoperative Pain for up to 72 Hours . Heron Therapeutics . PR Newswire . 13 May 2021 . 14 May 2021.