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Etomidate Injection — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Etomidate Injection (Etomidate Injection) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Non-barbiturate hypnotic; GABA-A receptor positive allosteric modulator. Area: Anesthesia.

marketed Non-barbiturate hypnotic; GABA-A receptor positive allosteric modulator GABA-A receptor Anesthesia Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Etomidate Injection (Etomidate Injection) — Korea University Anam Hospital. Etomidate is a non-barbiturate hypnotic agent that enhances GABAergic neurotransmission by acting as a positive allosteric modulator at GABA-A receptors in the central nervous system.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Etomidate Injection TARGET Etomidate Injection Korea University Anam Hospital marketed Non-barbiturate hypnotic; GABA-A receptor positive allosteric modulator 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)

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.

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Sponsor landscape (Non-barbiturate hypnotic; GABA-A receptor positive allosteric modulator class)

  1. Korea University Anam Hospital · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Etomidate Injection — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/etomidate-injection. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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