Carbocaine (mepivacaine) is a local anaesthetic, with a medium duration of action, which provides a good alternative to Xylocaine (lidocaine) in medical anaesthesia.

Carbocaine is an amide-type local anaesthetic, which has a rapid onset. It can be used for a number of anaesthetic techniques, including local infiltration, minor and major nerve blocks, epidural block, arthroscopy and intravenous regional anaesthesia.

Carbocaine has been available since the 1960s.