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Methoxyflurane, MEOF — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Volatile halogenated ether anesthetic
GABA receptors, NMDA receptors
Anesthesia, Acute Pain Management
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Methoxyflurane, MEOF (Methoxyflurane, MEOF) — Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Methoxyflurane is a volatile halogenated ether anesthetic that depresses the central nervous system to produce anesthesia and analgesia.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methoxyflurane, MEOF TARGET | Methoxyflurane, MEOF | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | marketed | Volatile halogenated ether anesthetic | GABA receptors, NMDA receptors | |
| Sevoflurane+Nitrous oxide | Sevoflurane+Nitrous oxide | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | marketed | General anesthetic (volatile anesthetic + inhalational anesthetic) | GABA receptors, NMDA receptors | |
| Sevoflurane Inhalational Induction and Maintenance | Sevoflurane Inhalational Induction and Maintenance | Abbott | marketed | Volatile anesthetic agent | GABA receptors, NMDA receptors, potassium channels | |
| Desflurane Inhalant Product | Desflurane Inhalant Product | Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital | marketed | Volatile inhalational anesthetic | GABA receptors, NMDA receptors, potassium channels | |
| Methoxyflurane - Penthrox | Methoxyflurane - Penthrox | St. Paul's Hospital, Canada | phase 3 | Volatile halogenated anesthetic | GABA receptors, NMDA receptors | |
| Methoxyflurane (M) | Methoxyflurane (M) | Oslo University Hospital | marketed | Volatile halogenated ether anesthetic | ||
| generic sevoflurane | generic sevoflurane | Asan Medical Center | marketed | Volatile halogenated ether anesthetic | GABA-A receptor, NMDA receptor |
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Sponsor landscape (Volatile halogenated ether anesthetic class)
- Asan Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
- Oslo University Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Methoxyflurane, MEOF — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/methoxyflurane-meof. Accessed 2026-06-09.
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