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Etomidate Injectable Emulsion — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
GABA-A receptor positive allosteric modulator; general anesthetic
GABA-A receptor
Anesthesiology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Etomidate Injectable Emulsion (Etomidate Injectable Emulsion) — Hunan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.. Etomidate is a rapid-acting intravenous anesthetic that enhances GABAergic inhibitory neurotransmission in the central nervous system.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etomidate Injectable Emulsion TARGET | Etomidate Injectable Emulsion | Hunan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | phase 3 | GABA-A receptor positive allosteric modulator; general anesthetic | GABA-A receptor | |
| Zulresso | BREXANOLONE | Sage Therap | marketed | Neuroactive Steroid Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid A Receptor Positive Modulator | GABA-A receptor alpha-1/beta-2/gamma-2 | 2019-01-01 |
| Onfi | CLOBAZAM | Lundbeck Pharms Llc | marketed | Benzodiazepine [EPC] | GABA-A receptor alpha-1/beta-2/gamma-2 | 2011-01-01 |
| Lusedra | FOSPROPOFOL | marketed | fospropofol | GABA-A receptor | 2008-01-01 | |
| Campral | ACAMPROSATE | Allergan/AbbVie | marketed | acamprosate | GABA-A receptor alpha-1/beta-3/gamma-2 | 2004-01-01 |
| Sonata | ZALEPLON | Pfizer | marketed | gamma-Aminobutyric Acid A Receptor Agonist [EPC] | GABA-A receptor alpha-1/beta-2/gamma-2 | 1999-01-01 |
| Suprane | DESFLURANE | Baxter | marketed | General Anesthetic [EPC] | GABA-A receptor; anion channel | 1992-01-01 |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
Patent timeline (forward window)
- — Onfi · 12403090 · Formulation · US
- — Onfi · 12290597 · Formulation · US
- — Onfi · 11541002 · Formulation · US
Sponsor landscape (GABA-A receptor positive allosteric modulator; general anesthetic class)
- Hunan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Etomidate Injectable Emulsion — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/etomidate-injectable-emulsion. Accessed 2026-05-14.
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