Who are Anesthesia induction with propofol's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Zulresso, Onfi, Lusedra, Campral, Sonata, Suprane.

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Anesthesia induction with propofol — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Anesthesia induction with propofol (Anesthesia induction with propofol) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: GABA-A receptor positive allosteric modulator. Area: Anesthesiology.

phase 3 GABA-A receptor positive allosteric modulator GABA-A receptor Anesthesiology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Anesthesia induction with propofol (Anesthesia induction with propofol) — Daegu Catholic University Medical Center. Propofol is a rapid-acting intravenous anesthetic that enhances inhibitory GABA-A receptor signaling in the central nervous system to produce sedation and unconsciousness.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Anesthesia induction with propofol TARGET	Anesthesia induction with propofol	Daegu Catholic University Medical Center	phase 3	GABA-A receptor positive allosteric modulator	GABA-A receptor
Zulresso	BREXANOLONE	Sage Therap	marketed	Neuroactive Steroid Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid A Receptor Positive Modulator	GABA-A receptor alpha-1/beta-2/gamma-2	2019-01-01
Onfi	CLOBAZAM	Lundbeck Pharms Llc	marketed	Benzodiazepine [EPC]	GABA-A receptor alpha-1/beta-2/gamma-2	2011-01-01
Lusedra	FOSPROPOFOL		marketed	fospropofol	GABA-A receptor	2008-01-01
Campral	ACAMPROSATE	Allergan/AbbVie	marketed	acamprosate	GABA-A receptor alpha-1/beta-3/gamma-2	2004-01-01
Sonata	ZALEPLON	Pfizer	marketed	gamma-Aminobutyric Acid A Receptor Agonist [EPC]	GABA-A receptor alpha-1/beta-2/gamma-2	1999-01-01
Suprane	DESFLURANE	Baxter	marketed	General Anesthetic [EPC]	GABA-A receptor; anion channel	1992-01-01

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

2039-09-05 — Onfi · 12403090 · Formulation · US
2039-09-05 — Onfi · 12290597 · Formulation · US
2040-01-31 — Onfi · 11541002 · Formulation · US

Sponsor landscape (GABA-A receptor positive allosteric modulator class)

AstraZeneca · 1 drug in this class
Daegu Catholic University Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
Institute of Child Health · 1 drug in this class
Universidad del Desarrollo · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Anesthesia induction with propofol — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/anesthesia-induction-with-propofol. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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