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lignocaine+bicarbonate — Competitive Intelligence Brief

lignocaine+bicarbonate (lignocaine+bicarbonate) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Local anesthetic. Area: Anesthesia.

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

Target snapshot

lignocaine+bicarbonate (lignocaine+bicarbonate) — Aligarh Muslim University. Lignocaine provides local anesthesia by blocking sodium channels in nerve fibers, while bicarbonate buffers the solution to reduce pain on injection and improve anesthetic efficacy.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
lignocaine+bicarbonate TARGET lignocaine+bicarbonate Aligarh Muslim University marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Propofol/Lidocaine Propofol/Lidocaine NYU Langone Health marketed Intravenous anesthetic combination GABA-A receptor (propofol); voltage-gated sodium channels (lidocaine)
Bupivacaine Liposomes(BL) Bupivacaine Liposomes(BL) Huazhong University of Science and Technology marketed Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation) Voltage-gated sodium channels
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
Dexamethasone+ Bupivacaine Dexamethasone+ Bupivacaine Ain Shams University marketed Corticosteroid + Local anesthetic combination Glucocorticoid receptor (dexamethasone); Voltage-gated sodium channels (bupivacaine)
ESL ESL Bial - Portela C S.A. marketed Voltage-gated sodium channel blocker; anticonvulsant Voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav)

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). lignocaine+bicarbonate — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/lignocaine-bicarbonate. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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