PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A LOCAL ANESTHETICS as bupivacaine for local administration to the mouth or throat

摘要

The present invention relates to compositions comprising a lipophilic local anaesthetic, preferably bupivacaine or a pharmaceutically active salt thereof, which are formulated for local administration to the mouth or throat of a subject. The compositions are useful in providing local anesthesia of the oral cavity, pharynx, oral mucosa before a diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.