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Epidural analgesia Ropivacaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Epidural analgesia Ropivacaine (Epidural analgesia Ropivacaine) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Local anesthetic (amide class). Area: Anesthesia/Pain Management.

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

Target snapshot

Epidural analgesia Ropivacaine (Epidural analgesia Ropivacaine) — Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel. Ropivacaine is a local anesthetic that blocks sodium channels in nerve fibers, preventing the initiation and propagation of action potentials to produce regional anesthesia.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Epidural analgesia Ropivacaine TARGET Epidural analgesia Ropivacaine Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel marketed Local anesthetic (amide class) Voltage-gated sodium channels
lidocaine infusion lidocaine infusion Medical University of Warsaw marketed Local anesthetic / Sodium channel blocker 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 (drug) Lidocaine (drug) Daniel A Tonetti, MD marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Lidocaine solution ("A") Lidocaine solution ("A") Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Lidocaine gel 2% Lidocaine gel 2% Atlantic Health System marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Ropivacaine 0.2% for LFCB Ropivacaine 0.2% for LFCB Poznan University of Medical Sciences marketed Local anesthetic (amide) 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) class)

  1. Ain Shams University · 2 drugs in this class
  2. Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
  3. TriHealth Inc. · 2 drugs in this class
  4. Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education · 2 drugs in this class
  5. Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
  6. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada · 1 drug in this class
  7. Clinique Saint-Jean, Bruxelles · 1 drug in this class
  8. Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia · 1 drug in this class
  9. Fundacion Clinica Valle del Lili · 1 drug in this class
  10. Federal University of Minas Gerais · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Epidural analgesia Ropivacaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/epidural-analgesia-ropivacaine. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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