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local infiltration — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

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Target snapshot

local infiltration (local infiltration) — The Catholic University of Korea. Local infiltration is a surgical/anesthetic technique that delivers anesthetic agents directly into tissue at the site of procedure to block pain sensation in that specific area.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
local infiltration TARGET local infiltration The Catholic University of Korea marketed Local anesthetic
Tetracaine Hydrochloride TETRACAINE Alcon Labs marketed Ester Local Anesthetic Sodium channel protein type 7 subunit alpha 2005-01-01
Septocaine ARTICAINE marketed Amide Local Anesthetic Sodium channel alpha subunits; brain (Types I, II, III) 2000-01-01
Naropin ROPIVACAINE Fresenius Kabi marketed Amide Local Anesthetic Sodium channel protein type 5 subunit alpha 1996-01-01
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Pfizer marketed Amide-type local anesthetic Nerve sodium channels 1972-01-01
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride And Epinephrine Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Pfizer marketed Local anesthetic Sodium channels 1972-01-01
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride And Epinephrine Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Pfizer marketed Amide local anesthetic Nerve sodium channels 1972-01-01

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)

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). local infiltration — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/local-infiltration. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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