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Lidoderm 5 % Topical Patch — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Lidoderm 5 % Topical Patch (Lidoderm 5 % Topical Patch) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Local anesthetic. Area: Pain management / Dermatology.

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

Target snapshot

Lidoderm 5 % Topical Patch (Lidoderm 5 % Topical Patch) — Oregon Health and Science University. Lidocaine blocks sodium channels in nerve fibers, interrupting pain signal transmission when applied topically to the skin.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Lidoderm 5 % Topical Patch TARGET Lidoderm 5 % Topical Patch Oregon Health and Science University marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Topical Benzocaine 20% Topical Benzocaine 20% Nourhan M.Aly 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 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
Topical Benzocaine Topical Benzocaine University of Maryland, Baltimore marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Lamotrigine tablet Lamotrigine tablet Dhaka Medical College marketed Anticonvulsant / Mood stabilizer Voltage-gated sodium channels; glutamate release inhibition

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). Lidoderm 5 % Topical Patch — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/lidoderm-5-topical-patch. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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