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Liposomal lidocaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief
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Local anesthetic
Voltage-gated sodium channels
Anesthesia/Pain Management
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Liposomal lidocaine (Liposomal lidocaine) — The Hospital for Sick Children. Liposomal lidocaine is a local anesthetic encapsulated in liposomes that blocks sodium channels in nerve cell membranes to prevent pain signal transmission.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liposomal lidocaine TARGET | Liposomal lidocaine | The Hospital for Sick Children | marketed | Local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Transdermal Lidocaine Patch | Transdermal Lidocaine Patch | University of Wisconsin, Madison | marketed | Local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| SUP Lidocaine | SUP Lidocaine | University of Michigan | marketed | Local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Topiramate monotherapy | Topiramate monotherapy | Johnson & Johnson Taiwan Ltd | marketed | Anticonvulsant / Antiepileptic agent | GABA-A receptor; voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Anesthetic Topical Adhesive Synera | Anesthetic Topical Adhesive Synera | Brown, Theodore R., M.D., MPH | marketed | Topical local anesthetic | Voltage-gated sodium channels | |
| Levobupivacaine 0.5% + epinephrin 1/200000 | Levobupivacaine 0.5% + epinephrin 1/200000 | University Hospital, Antwerp | marketed | Local anesthetic with vasoconstrictor | Voltage-gated sodium channels; alpha-adrenergic receptors | |
| Liposome bupivacaine | Liposome bupivacaine | Catherine Vandepitte, M.D. | marketed | Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation) | 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). Liposomal lidocaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/liposomal-lidocaine. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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