Between two types of local anesthetics, there are 132 in short supply and 13 available, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Twenty bupivacaine injections from Pfizer are ...

Operating rooms and ASCs are facing persistent shortages of anesthetic agents, forcing anesthesia teams to substitute drugs and alter workflows. As of June 19, the FDA listed 194 drugs in shortage, ...

Mounting evidence suggests that repeated exposure to commonly inhaled anesthesia drugs can push an aging brain toward dementia, according to an Idaho Statesman report. According to the report, general ...

Deaths from lidocaine poisonings more than doubled since 2010, calls to poison control centers suggested. Calls about local anesthetic poisonings decreased by 23%, mainly due to fewer non-lidocaine ...