United Kingdom· GB-APID-4475211000001106
Marcain Heavy 0.5% solution for injection 4ml ampoules
A medicinal product containing bupivacaine + glucose, registered in United Kingdom by Aspen Pharma Trading Ltd.
Checked against NHS dm+d (United Kingdom) on
Informational only — not a medical device.
The record
At a glance
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)- Active substance
- Bupivacaine + Glucose
- Manufacturer
- Aspen Pharma Trading Ltd
- Country
- United Kingdom (GB)
- ATC code
- —
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- Last checked
- September 13, 2026
Packs & prices · 3
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- gtin5060249177630
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Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Same medicine, other countries
Bupivacaine + glucose in 2 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- SpainBUPIVACAINA HIPERBARICA B. BRAUN 5 mg / ml SOLUCION INYECTABLEB Braun Medical S.A.
- NetherlandsBupivacaïne HCl Eureco-Pharma 5 mg/ml Glucose, oplossing voor injectie voor intrathecale toedieningEureco-Pharma B.V.
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 2 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Denmark · Marcain Spinal Tung
- Latvia · Marcaine Spinal Heavy
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
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For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/97d63fa2-eed6-4b85-af5d-b75574fc6626 GET /v1/drugs/97d63fa2-eed6-4b85-af5d-b75574fc6626?format=fhir
Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.
{
"apid": "4475211000001106",
"desc": "Marcain Heavy 0.5% solution for injection 4ml ampoules (Aspen Pharma Trading Ltd)",
"form": "Solution for injection",
"vpid": "4481411000001104",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": "230371000001106",
"strength": "80 mg",
"substance": "Bupivacaine + Glucose",
"ingredient": "Glucose monohydrate",
"supplier_code": "16757211000001102"
}See everything about bupivacaine + glucose.
This page is the registration. A free account adds the label text as the regulator wrote it, what it costs per daily dose across the markets that publish a price, a feed of what changes in the registers, and an assistant that answers with its sources. Interaction severity is free; mechanism and management are on the Growth plan. No card, nothing to install.