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extraarticular injection with ropivacaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief

extraarticular injection with ropivacaine (extraarticular injection with ropivacaine) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Local anesthetic. Area: Anesthesia/Pain Management.

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

Target snapshot

extraarticular injection with ropivacaine (extraarticular injection with ropivacaine) — Hvidovre University Hospital. Ropivacaine is a local anesthetic that blocks sodium channels in nerve fibers, preventing the initiation and propagation of action potentials to produce local anesthesia.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
extraarticular injection with ropivacaine TARGET extraarticular injection with ropivacaine Hvidovre University Hospital marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Xylocaine with Epinephrine Xylocaine with Epinephrine Vrije Universiteit Brussel marketed Local anesthetic with vasoconstrictor Voltage-gated sodium channels; alpha-1 adrenergic receptors
Plain bupivacaine Plain bupivacaine Fayoum University Hospital marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Orotracheal Lidocaine Oral Spray application Orotracheal Lidocaine Oral Spray application Abant Izzet Baysal University marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
TAC alternate gel TAC alternate gel The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston marketed Topical local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Nebulized lidocaine and dexmedetomidine Nebulized lidocaine and dexmedetomidine Ain Shams University marketed Local anesthetic and sedative-analgesic combination Voltage-gated sodium channels (lidocaine); alpha-2 adrenergic receptors (dexmedetomidine)
Tegretol® Tegretol® University of Malaya marketed Anticonvulsant; mood stabilizer 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 class)

  1. University of California, San Diego · 3 drugs in this class
  2. Durect · 3 drugs in this class
  3. Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc · 3 drugs in this class
  4. Wake Forest University Health Sciences · 3 drugs in this class
  5. Medical University of Vienna · 3 drugs in this class
  6. Imperial College London · 2 drugs in this class
  7. Hvidovre University Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
  8. Innocoll · 2 drugs in this class
  9. George Washington University · 2 drugs in this class
  10. Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · 2 drugs in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). extraarticular injection with ropivacaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/extraarticular-injection-with-ropivacaine. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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