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Bupivacaine Injection [Marcaine] — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Bupivacaine Injection [Marcaine] (Bupivacaine Injection [Marcaine]) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Local anesthetic. Area: Anesthesia.

marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels Anesthesia Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Bupivacaine Injection [Marcaine] (Bupivacaine Injection [Marcaine]) — South Egypt Cancer Institute. Bupivacaine 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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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Bupivacaine Injection [Marcaine] TARGET Bupivacaine Injection [Marcaine] South Egypt Cancer Institute marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
PIB 0.2% ropivacaine PIB 0.2% ropivacaine University Health Network, Toronto marketed Local anesthetic (amide class) Voltage-gated sodium channels
Lidoderm 5 % Topical Patch Lidoderm 5 % Topical Patch Oregon Health and Science University marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Dyclonine hydrochloride mucilage Dyclonine hydrochloride mucilage Peking Union Medical College Hospital marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Prilocaine 2.5% Prilocaine 2.5% Express Specialty Pharmacy marketed Local anesthetic (amide) Voltage-gated sodium channels
etomidate, fentanyl, and lidocaine etomidate, fentanyl, and lidocaine Drexel University College of Medicine marketed Anesthetic combination (hypnotic + opioid + local anesthetic) GABA-A receptor (etomidate), mu opioid receptor (fentanyl), voltage-gated sodium channels (lidocaine)
Bupivacaine FNB Bupivacaine FNB Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc 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)

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

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Bupivacaine Injection [Marcaine] — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/bupivacaine-injection-marcaine. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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