The ISMP has previously reviewed errors with tranexamic acid and noted that in the United States, bupivacaine, ropivacaine, and tranexamic acid are packaged in vials that may have the same blue color cap.1Although label colors and vial sizes may be different, when the vials are stored upright ...
cancer, dementia, diabetes, HIV/AIDs, epilepsy, and Parkinson’s can cause mitochondrial dysfunction. The antibiotics tetracycline and antimycin A, some barbiturates and anxiety medications, and anesthetics such as bupivacaine, lidocaine, and propofol are all toxic to ...