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Local administration of ropivacaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Local administration of ropivacaine (Local administration of ropivacaine) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Local anesthetic (amide). Area: Anesthesia / Pain Management.

phase 3 Local anesthetic (amide) Voltage-gated sodium channels Anesthesia / Pain Management Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Local administration of ropivacaine (Local administration of ropivacaine) — Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes. Ropivacaine is a local anesthetic that blocks sodium channels in nerve cell membranes, preventing the initiation and propagation of action potentials to produce local anesthesia.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Local administration of ropivacaine TARGET Local administration of ropivacaine Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes phase 3 Local anesthetic (amide) Voltage-gated sodium channels
Transdermal Lidocaine Patch Transdermal Lidocaine Patch University of Wisconsin, Madison marketed 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
SUP Lidocaine SUP Lidocaine University of Michigan marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Levobupivacaine 0,5% Levobupivacaine 0,5% ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO marketed Local anesthetic (amide) Voltage-gated sodium channels
Liposome bupivacaine Liposome bupivacaine Catherine Vandepitte, M.D. marketed Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation) Voltage-gated sodium channels
Intravenous Lidocaine infusion + Standard Anesthesia Intravenous Lidocaine infusion + Standard Anesthesia Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social marketed Local anesthetic (sodium channel blocker) 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 (amide) class)

  1. Poznan University of Medical Sciences · 4 drugs in this class
  2. Nantes University Hospital · 3 drugs in this class
  3. Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
  4. ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO · 2 drugs in this class
  5. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes · 1 drug in this class
  6. Chiang Mai University · 1 drug in this class
  7. Beijing Tiantan Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  8. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada · 1 drug in this class
  9. Ciusss de L'Est de l'Île de Montréal · 1 drug in this class
  10. China Medical University, China · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Local administration of ropivacaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/local-administration-of-ropivacaine. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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