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Intra-articular Lidocaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Local anesthetic
Voltage-gated sodium channels
Pain management / Orthopedics
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Intra-articular Lidocaine (Intra-articular Lidocaine) — University of Central Florida. Lidocaine blocks sodium channels in nerve fibers to provide local anesthesia and pain relief when injected directly into the joint space.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intra-articular Lidocaine TARGET | Intra-articular Lidocaine | University of Central Florida | marketed | Local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Infiltration - EXPAREL | Infiltration - EXPAREL | Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc | marketed | Long-acting local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Anesthetics, Local | Anesthetics, Local | University of Alberta | marketed | Local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Levobupivacaine and Fentanyl | Levobupivacaine and Fentanyl | Hamad Medical Corporation | marketed | Local anesthetic with opioid analgesic combination | Voltage-gated sodium channels; mu-opioid receptor | |
| Lidocaine 2% Injectable Solution | Lidocaine 2% Injectable Solution | Erasme University Hospital | marketed | Local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Lidocaine 2% Jelly | Lidocaine 2% Jelly | Hermann Eye Center | marketed | Local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Lidocaine plus adrenaline | Lidocaine plus adrenaline | University of Santiago de Compostela | marketed | Local anesthetic with vasopressor | Voltage-gated sodium channels; alpha-1 and beta-1 adrenergic receptors |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 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 Lidocaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/intra-articular-lidocaine. Accessed 2026-05-17.
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