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Diprivan — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
General anesthetic
GABA A receptors
Neuroscience
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Diprivan (Propofol) — Fresenius Kabi. Propofol produces sedative/anesthetic effects by positive modulation of inhibitory GABA function through GABA A receptors.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diprivan TARGET | Propofol | Fresenius Kabi | marketed | General anesthetic | GABA A receptors | 1989-01-01 |
| Ambien | zolpidem | Sanofi | marketed | α1 subunit containing GABA A receptors | ||
| SEVOFLURANE | SEVOFLURANE | marketed | General Anesthetic [EPC] | 1995-01-01 | ||
| Suprane | DESFLURANE | Baxter | marketed | General Anesthetic [EPC] | GABA-A receptor; anion channel | 1992-01-01 |
| PROPOFOL | PROPOFOL | marketed | General Anesthetic [EPC] | 1989-01-01 | ||
| Amidate | ETOMIDATE | Pfizer | marketed | General Anesthetic [EPC] | Cytochrome P450 11B2, mitochondrial | 1982-01-01 |
| Forane | ISOFLURANE | Baxter | marketed | General Anesthetic [EPC] | 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2B | 1979-01-01 |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
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Sponsor landscape (General anesthetic class)
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · 1 drug in this class
- Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- Fresenius Kabi · 1 drug in this class
- Gangnam Severance Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- Rigshospitalet, Denmark · 1 drug in this class
- Seoul National University Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho · 1 drug in this class
- University Health Network, Toronto · 1 drug in this class
- Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine · 1 drug in this class
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Cite this brief
Drug Landscape (2026). Diprivan — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/propofol. Accessed 2026-05-13.
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