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. 2016 May 12;10(5-6):E136–E155. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.3786

Table 3.

Intravesical cocktails for IC/BPS

Ingredients References
20 mL 0.5% bupivacaine, 20 mL 2% lidocaine jelly, 40 mg triamcinolone, 10–20 000 IU heparin, 80 mg gentamicin Moldwin217
8 mL 2% lidocaine, 4 mL 8.4% NaHCO3, 20 000 IU heparin Welk and Teichman123
50 mL 0.5% bupivacaine, 50 mL 8.4% NaHCO3 (8.4%), 100 mg hydrocortisone, 10 000 IU heparin, 80 mg gentamicin Lukban et al.218
40 mL 0.5% bupivacaine, 10 000 IU heparin, 2 mL dexamethasone, 20 mL NaHCO3 Mishra219
50 mL DMSO, 44 mEq (1 amp) NaHCO3, 10 mg triamcinolone, 20 000 IU heparin Hanno220
300 mg pentosan polysulfate sodium, 10 mL 2% lidocaine, 10 mL 4.2% NaHCO3; add to this sufficient NaCl 0.9% to reach a total volume of 60 mL Bade219
40 000 IU heparin, 8 mL 1% (80 mg) or 2% lidocaine (160 mg), 3 mL 8.4% NaHCO3 suspended in a volume of 15 mL total fluid Parsons120
50 mL DMSO, 100 mg hydrocortisone, 10 mL 0.5% bupivacaine, 5 mL NaHCO3 (Optional: add heparin) Payne219
5 mL 4% lidocaine followed by 5 mL 8.4% NaHCO3 Nickel et al.150

Adapted from Erickson DR;221 DMSO: dimethysulfoxide; IC/BPS: interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome; NaCl: sodium chloride; NaHCO3: sodium bicarbonate.