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Exparel Injectable Solution — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation)
Voltage-gated sodium channels
Pain Management / Anesthesia
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Exparel Injectable Solution (Exparel Injectable Solution) — The Cooper Health System. Liposomal bupivacaine is an encapsulated local anesthetic that blocks nerve impulses by inhibiting sodium channel activity, providing prolonged pain relief after surgical procedures.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exparel Injectable Solution TARGET | Exparel Injectable Solution | The Cooper Health System | marketed | Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation) | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Hyperbaric Bupivicaine | Hyperbaric Bupivicaine | University of Witwatersrand, South Africa | marketed | Local anesthetic (amide) | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Hyperbaric Prilocaine 1% | Hyperbaric Prilocaine 1% | Dr. Pere Roura-Poch | marketed | Local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Brand lamotrigine | Brand lamotrigine | University of Maryland, Baltimore | marketed | Anticonvulsant / Mood stabilizer | Voltage-gated sodium channels; glutamate release inhibition | |
| Lidocaïne 2% | Lidocaïne 2% | University of Liege | marketed | Local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Lamotrigine generic "B" | Lamotrigine generic "B" | University of Cincinnati | marketed | Anticonvulsant / Mood stabilizer | Voltage-gated sodium channels; glutamate release inhibition | |
| Liposomal bupivacaine left injection | Liposomal bupivacaine left injection | Prisma Health-Upstate | marketed | Local anesthetic (amide) | Voltage-gated sodium channels |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation) class)
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc · 4 drugs in this class
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology · 1 drug in this class
- Maimonides Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
- The Cleveland Clinic · 1 drug in this class
- The Cooper Health System · 1 drug in this class
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · 1 drug in this class
- Tianjin Medical University General Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- University of California, Davis · 1 drug in this class
- Catherine Vandepitte, M.D. · 1 drug in this class
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Exparel Injectable Solution — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/exparel-injectable-solution. Accessed 2026-05-13.
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