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Liposome bupivacaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief
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Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation)
Voltage-gated sodium channels
Anesthesia / Pain Management
Small molecule
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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)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / 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)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation) class)
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc · 4 drugs in this class
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology · 1 drug in this class
- Maimonides Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
- The Cleveland Clinic · 1 drug in this class
- The Cooper Health System · 1 drug in this class
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · 1 drug in this class
- Tianjin Medical University General Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- University of California, Davis · 1 drug in this class
- Catherine Vandepitte, M.D. · 1 drug in this class
- 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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