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Bupivacaine Liposomes(BL) — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Bupivacaine Liposomes(BL) (Bupivacaine Liposomes(BL)) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation). Area: Anesthesia/Pain Management.

marketed Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation) Voltage-gated sodium channels Anesthesia/Pain Management Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Bupivacaine Liposomes(BL) (Bupivacaine Liposomes(BL)) — Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Bupivacaine liposomes is a long-acting local anesthetic formulation that delivers bupivacaine encapsulated in lipid vesicles to provide prolonged nerve blockade and pain relief.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Bupivacaine Liposomes(BL) TARGET Bupivacaine Liposomes(BL) Huazhong University of Science and Technology marketed Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation) Voltage-gated sodium channels
Venlafaxine and Lamotrigine Venlafaxine and Lamotrigine University Health Network, Toronto marketed SNRI + anticonvulsant combination Serotonin transporter, norepinephrine transporter, voltage-gated sodium channels, glutamate modulation
Multiple injection local anesthetic Multiple injection local anesthetic Hôpital du Valais marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Depofoam bupivacaine Depofoam bupivacaine The Cleveland Clinic marketed Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation) Voltage-gated sodium channels
intravenous saline plus perineural bupivacaine intravenous saline plus perineural bupivacaine Sherif Mohamed Abd el moneim Soaida, MD marketed Local anesthetic with supportive fluid therapy Voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav)
Hyperbaric Bupivicaine Hyperbaric Bupivicaine University of Witwatersrand, South Africa marketed Local anesthetic (amide) Voltage-gated sodium channels
tetracaine HCl and oxymetazoline HCL tetracaine HCl and oxymetazoline HCL Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans marketed Local anesthetic with vasoconstrictor combination Voltage-gated sodium channels (tetracaine); alpha-2 adrenergic receptors (oxymetazoline)

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 (liposomal formulation) class)

  1. Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc · 4 drugs in this class
  2. Huazhong University of Science and Technology · 1 drug in this class
  3. Maimonides Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
  4. The Cleveland Clinic · 1 drug in this class
  5. The Cooper Health System · 1 drug in this class
  6. The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · 1 drug in this class
  7. Tianjin Medical University General Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  8. University of California, Davis · 1 drug in this class
  9. Catherine Vandepitte, M.D. · 1 drug in this class
  10. Wake Forest University Health Sciences · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Bupivacaine Liposomes(BL) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/bupivacaine-liposomes-bl. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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