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Normal saline and epinephrine — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Sympathomimetic amine and crystalloid fluid
Alpha-1, alpha-2, beta-1, and beta-2 adrenergic receptors
Emergency Medicine / Critical Care
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Normal saline and epinephrine (Normal saline and epinephrine) — Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. Normal saline provides fluid resuscitation and volume expansion, while epinephrine acts as a sympathomimetic agonist to increase heart rate, blood pressure, and cardiac output.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal saline and epinephrine TARGET | Normal saline and epinephrine | Le Bonheur Children's Hospital | marketed | Sympathomimetic amine and crystalloid fluid | Alpha-1, alpha-2, beta-1, and beta-2 adrenergic receptors | |
| Ephedrine, bolus | Ephedrine, bolus | University of Parma | marketed | Sympathomimetic amine; adrenergic agonist | Alpha-1, alpha-2, beta-1, and beta-2 adrenergic receptors | |
| IM epinephrine 1:1000 | IM epinephrine 1:1000 | University of Louisville | marketed | Catecholamine; adrenergic agonist | Alpha-1, alpha-2, beta-1, and beta-2 adrenergic receptors | |
| Epinephrin 0.01 | Epinephrin 0.01 | Kasr El Aini Hospital | marketed | Catecholamine; adrenergic agonist | Alpha-1, alpha-2, beta-1, and beta-2 adrenergic receptors | |
| High-dose epinephrine | High-dose epinephrine | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | marketed | Catecholamine; adrenergic agonist | Alpha-1, alpha-2, beta-1, and beta-2 adrenergic receptors | |
| cardiac output changes with "ephedrine" | cardiac output changes with "ephedrine" | University Tunis El Manar | marketed | Sympathomimetic amine | Alpha-1, alpha-2, beta-1, and beta-2 adrenergic receptors | |
| epinephrine perfusion | epinephrine perfusion | Central Hospital, Nancy, France | marketed | Sympathomimetic amine / Catecholamine | Alpha-1, alpha-2, beta-1, and beta-2 adrenergic receptors |
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Sponsor landscape (Sympathomimetic amine and crystalloid fluid class)
- Le Bonheur Children's Hospital · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Normal saline and epinephrine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/normal-saline-and-epinephrine. Accessed 2026-05-14.
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