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Intra-articular injection with lidocaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Local anesthetic
Voltage-gated sodium channels
Rheumatology / Orthopedics
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Intra-articular injection with lidocaine (Intra-articular injection with lidocaine) — Federal University of São Paulo. Lidocaine blocks sodium channels in nerve fibers to provide local anesthetic and analgesic effects when injected directly into the joint space.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intra-articular injection with lidocaine TARGET | Intra-articular injection with lidocaine | Federal University of São Paulo | marketed | Local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Continuous Infusion of ropivacaine 0.2% | Continuous Infusion of ropivacaine 0.2% | University of California, San Diego | marketed | Local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Topical Benzocaine 20% | Topical Benzocaine 20% | Nourhan M.Aly | marketed | Local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Topical Benzocaine | Topical Benzocaine | University of Maryland, Baltimore | marketed | Local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Topical Lidocaine 4% Cream | Topical Lidocaine 4% Cream | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | marketed | Local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Topical liquid lidocaine | Topical liquid lidocaine | OHSU Knight Cancer Institute | marketed | Local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| MEPIVACAÍNE | MEPIVACAÍNE | Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña | marketed | Local anesthetic (amide) | Voltage-gated sodium channels |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Local anesthetic class)
- University of California, San Diego · 3 drugs in this class
- Durect · 3 drugs in this class
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc · 3 drugs in this class
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences · 3 drugs in this class
- Medical University of Vienna · 3 drugs in this class
- Imperial College London · 2 drugs in this class
- Hvidovre University Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
- Innocoll · 2 drugs in this class
- George Washington University · 2 drugs in this class
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · 2 drugs in this class
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Cite this brief
Drug Landscape (2026). Intra-articular injection with lidocaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/intra-articular-injection-with-lidocaine. Accessed 2026-05-17.
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