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Lidocaine gel 2% — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Local anesthetic
Voltage-gated sodium channels
Anesthesia/Pain Management
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Lidocaine gel 2% (Lidocaine gel 2%) — Atlantic Health System. Lidocaine blocks sodium channels in nerve cell membranes, preventing the initiation and conduction of nerve impulses to produce local anesthesia.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lidocaine gel 2% TARGET | Lidocaine gel 2% | Atlantic Health System | marketed | Local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| intraarticular injection with ropivacaine | intraarticular injection with ropivacaine | Hvidovre University Hospital | marketed | Local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| lamotrigine (generic Teva) | lamotrigine (generic Teva) | University of Maryland, Baltimore | marketed | Anticonvulsant / Mood stabilizer | Voltage-gated sodium channels; glutamate release inhibition | |
| Hyperbaric bupivacaine+Morphine | Hyperbaric bupivacaine+Morphine | Fundación Pública Andaluza Progreso y Salud | marketed | Local anesthetic + opioid combination | Voltage-gated sodium channels (bupivacaine); mu opioid receptors (morphine) | |
| Control (bupivacaine) | Control (bupivacaine) | Kasr El Aini Hospital | marketed | Local anesthetic (amide) | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Bupivacaine Liposomes(BL) | Bupivacaine Liposomes(BL) | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | marketed | Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation) | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Lidocaine (drug) | Lidocaine (drug) | Daniel A Tonetti, MD | marketed | Local anesthetic | 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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Drug Landscape (2026). Lidocaine gel 2% — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/lidocaine-gel-2. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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