Who are Naropin's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Ranexa, Cerebyx, Decabid, ENCAINIDE, Tessalon, Norcaine.

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Last reviewed 2026-06-10 · How we verify

Naropin — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Naropin (ROPIVACAINE) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Amide Local Anesthetic. Area: Pain.

marketed Amide Local Anesthetic Sodium channel protein type 5 subunit alpha Pain Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Naropin (ROPIVACAINE) — Fresenius Kabi.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

Auto-detected by same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area, ranked by phase + recency. Override with ?vs=slug1,slug2,….

Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Naropin TARGET	ROPIVACAINE	Fresenius Kabi	marketed	Amide Local Anesthetic	Sodium channel protein type 5 subunit alpha	1996-01-01
Ranexa	RANOLAZINE	Menarini Intl	marketed	Anti-anginal [EPC]	Sodium channel protein type 5 subunit alpha	2006-01-01
Cerebyx	FOSPHENYTOIN	Pfizer	marketed	Anti-epileptic Agent	Sodium channel protein type 5 subunit alpha	1996-01-01
Decabid	INDECAINIDE	Eli Lilly	marketed		Sodium channel protein type 5 subunit alpha	1989-01-01
ENCAINIDE	ENCAINIDE		marketed	encainide	Sodium channel protein type 5 subunit alpha	1986-01-01
Tessalon	benzonatate	Generic (originally Pfizer)	marketed	Non-narcotic Antitussive [EPC]	Sodium channel protein type 5 subunit alpha	1958-01-01
Norcaine	BENZOCAINE		marketed	Standardized Chemical Allergen [EPC]	Sodium channel protein type 5 subunit alpha

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

2026-03-30 — Tessalon · FDA · approved · US · Generic (originally Pfizer)

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

2038-01-24 — Ranexa · 11510878 · Formulation · US
2038-01-24 — Ranexa · 12161761 · Formulation · US
2038-01-24 — Ranexa · 10898444 · Formulation · US

Sponsor landscape (Amide Local Anesthetic class)

· 1 drug in this class
Eastman Kodak · 1 drug in this class
Fresenius Kabi · 1 drug in this class
Innocoll · 1 drug in this class
Pfizer · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Naropin — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/ropivacaine. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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