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Etomidate Injection — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Non-barbiturate hypnotic; GABA-A receptor positive allosteric modulator
GABA-A receptor
Anesthesia
Small molecule
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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)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / 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)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
Patent timeline (forward window)
- — Onfi · 12403090 · Formulation · US
- — Onfi · 12290597 · Formulation · US
- — Onfi · 11541002 · Formulation · US
Sponsor landscape (Non-barbiturate hypnotic; GABA-A receptor positive allosteric modulator class)
- 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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