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Liposome bupivacaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Liposome bupivacaine (Liposome bupivacaine) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation). Area: Anesthesia / Pain Management.

marketed Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation) Voltage-gated sodium channels Anesthesia / Pain Management Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Liposome bupivacaine (Liposome bupivacaine) — Catherine Vandepitte, M.D.. Liposome bupivacaine is a long-acting local anesthetic that uses liposomal encapsulation to extend the duration of bupivacaine's nerve-blocking effects.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Liposome bupivacaine TARGET Liposome bupivacaine Catherine Vandepitte, M.D. marketed Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation) Voltage-gated sodium channels
Bupivacaine Spinal 0,5% Heavy - titration Bupivacaine Spinal 0,5% Heavy - titration Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education marketed Local anesthetic (amide class) Voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav)
Lacosamide - rapid titration 1 Lacosamide - rapid titration 1 Seoul National University Hospital marketed Antiepileptic agent (sodium channel modulator) Voltage-gated sodium channels (slow inactivation enhancer)
Bupivacaine SNB Bupivacaine SNB Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Tetracaine drop Tetracaine drop University of Miami marketed Local anesthetic (ester) Voltage-gated sodium channels
The ropivacaine group The ropivacaine group Beijing Tiantan Hospital marketed Local anesthetic (amide) Voltage-gated sodium channels
Tetracaine hydrochloride gel Tetracaine hydrochloride gel Wenzhou Medical University marketed Local anesthetic (ester) Voltage-gated sodium channels

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 (liposomal formulation) class)

  1. Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc · 4 drugs in this class
  2. Huazhong University of Science and Technology · 1 drug in this class
  3. Maimonides Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
  4. The Cleveland Clinic · 1 drug in this class
  5. The Cooper Health System · 1 drug in this class
  6. The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · 1 drug in this class
  7. Tianjin Medical University General Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  8. University of California, Davis · 1 drug in this class
  9. Catherine Vandepitte, M.D. · 1 drug in this class
  10. Wake Forest University Health Sciences · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Liposome bupivacaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/liposome-bupivacaine. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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