Who are Benzocaine oral gel 20%'s main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): lamotrigine (generic Teva), Lidocaine solution ("A"), Bupivacaine Liposomes(BL), Control (bupivacaine), Lidocaine (drug), Lidocaine gel 2%.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-18 · How we verify

Benzocaine oral gel 20% — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

Benzocaine oral gel 20% (Benzocaine oral gel 20%) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Local anesthetic. Area: Pain management / Oral care.

marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels Pain management / Oral care Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Benzocaine oral gel 20% (Benzocaine oral gel 20%) — Dina Youssef Attia. Benzocaine is a local anesthetic that blocks sodium channels in nerve cell membranes, preventing the initiation and conduction of nerve impulses.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target
Benzocaine oral gel 20% TARGET	Benzocaine oral gel 20%	Dina Youssef Attia	marketed	Local anesthetic	Voltage-gated sodium channels
lamotrigine (generic Teva)	lamotrigine (generic Teva)	University of Maryland, Baltimore	marketed	Anticonvulsant / Mood stabilizer	Voltage-gated sodium channels; glutamate release inhibition
Lidocaine solution ("A")	Lidocaine solution ("A")	Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge	marketed	Local anesthetic	Voltage-gated sodium channels
Bupivacaine Liposomes(BL)	Bupivacaine Liposomes(BL)	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	marketed	Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation)	Voltage-gated sodium channels
Control (bupivacaine)	Control (bupivacaine)	Kasr El Aini Hospital	marketed	Local anesthetic (amide)	Voltage-gated sodium channels
Lidocaine (drug)	Lidocaine (drug)	Daniel A Tonetti, MD	marketed	Local anesthetic	Voltage-gated sodium channels
Lidocaine gel 2%	Lidocaine gel 2%	Atlantic Health System	marketed	Local anesthetic	Voltage-gated sodium channels

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)

No upcoming patent expiries for this set.

Sponsor landscape (Local anesthetic class)

University of California, San Diego · 3 drugs in this class
Durect · 3 drugs in this class
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc · 3 drugs in this class
Wake Forest University Health Sciences · 3 drugs in this class
Medical University of Vienna · 3 drugs in this class
Imperial College London · 2 drugs in this class
Hvidovre University Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
Innocoll · 2 drugs in this class
George Washington University · 2 drugs in this class
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · 2 drugs in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Benzocaine oral gel 20% — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/benzocaine-oral-gel-20. Accessed 2026-05-18.

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