What's the therapeutic medication for epidural and spinal anesthesia?

Local anesthetic/nar: It is usually local antsthetics like bupivacaine or, ropivacaine with or without narcotics like fentanyl, morphine etc. Low dose in spinals and higher dose in epidurals.

Local Anesthetics: Local anesthetics are the most commonly used drugs for spinal and epidural anesthesia. You should consult with your anesthesia doctor about the choices of anesthesia technique and medications. When surgery is planned it is important for you to get to know your anesthesia doctor.

Local Anethesthetics: Primarily this is a local anesthetic. The major ones that are used included lidocaine, bupivicaine and tetracaine. They vary by the length of time that their effects last.