Bupivacaine (Marcaine) — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

marketed Local anesthetic (amide) Voltage-gated sodium channels Anesthesia Small molecule

Target snapshot

Bupivacaine (Marcaine) (Bupivacaine (Marcaine)) — NYU Langone Health. Bupivacaine blocks sodium channels in nerve cell membranes, preventing the initiation and propagation of action potentials to produce local anesthesia.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Bupivacaine (Marcaine) TARGET	Bupivacaine (Marcaine)	NYU Langone Health	marketed	Local anesthetic (amide)	Voltage-gated sodium channels
Propofol/Lidocaine	Propofol/Lidocaine	NYU Langone Health	marketed	Intravenous anesthetic combination	GABA-A receptor (propofol); voltage-gated sodium channels (lidocaine)
Exparel TAP + multi-modal pain regimen	Exparel TAP + multi-modal pain regimen	Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc	marketed	Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation)	Voltage-gated sodium channels
Remifentanil+Lidocaine	Remifentanil+Lidocaine	The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University	marketed	Opioid analgesic + Local anesthetic combination	Mu-opioid receptor (remifentanil); Voltage-gated sodium channels (lidocaine)
Exparel/bupivacaine mixture	Exparel/bupivacaine mixture	Wake Forest University Health Sciences	marketed	Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation)	Voltage-gated sodium channels
intraarticular injection with ropivacaine	intraarticular injection with ropivacaine	Hvidovre University Hospital	marketed	Local anesthetic	Voltage-gated sodium channels
carbamazepine ER (Equetro)	carbamazepine ER (Equetro)	Massachusetts General Hospital	marketed	Anticonvulsant; mood stabilizer	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 (amide) class)

1. Poznan University of Medical Sciences · 4 drugs in this class
2. Nantes University Hospital · 3 drugs in this class
3. Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
4. ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO · 2 drugs in this class
5. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes · 1 drug in this class
6. Chiang Mai University · 1 drug in this class
7. Beijing Tiantan Hospital · 1 drug in this class
8. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada · 1 drug in this class
9. Ciusss de L'Est de l'Île de Montréal · 1 drug in this class
10. China Medical University, China · 1 drug in this class