Quick answers
- What is Polocaine-MPF?
- Polocaine-MPF is a brand name of Mepivacaine hydrochloride, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 3 Polocaine-MPF products in 3 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Polocaine-MPF?
- Fresenius Kabi USA holds the FDA application for Polocaine-MPF (ANDA089406, approved December 1, 1986).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Polocaine-MPF?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 5 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Polocaine-MPF product, 5 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Polocaine-MPF been recalled?
- No recall linked to Polocaine-MPF products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Polocaine-MPF is
Each Polocaine-MPF product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Mepivacaine hydrochloride · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| mepivacaine hydrochloride 10 mg/mL injection, solution (epidural, infiltration) | Polocaine-MPF | 3 products, 2 companies | DailyMed |
| mepivacaine hydrochloride 15 mg/mL injection, solution (epidural, infiltration) | Polocaine-MPF | None listed | DailyMed |
| mepivacaine hydrochloride 20 mg/mL injection, solution (epidural, infiltration) | Polocaine-MPF | 2 products, 2 companies | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Mepivacaine hydrochloride →
FDA approval
- ANDA: Abbreviated New Drug Application: how a generic version is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDA089406 | Fresenius Kabi USA | December 1, 1986 | 1 |
| ANDA089408 | Fresenius Kabi USA | December 1, 1986 | 1 |
| ANDA089409 | Fresenius Kabi USA | December 1, 1986 | 1 |
Companies that list Polocaine-MPF
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Polocaine-MPF products.
- Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC3 products
Recalls
No recall linked to Polocaine-MPF products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.