Ropivacaine concentration low — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels Anesthesia Small molecule

Target snapshot

Ropivacaine concentration low (Ropivacaine concentration low) — Oslo University Hospital. Ropivacaine is a local anesthetic that blocks sodium channels in nerve cell membranes, preventing the initiation and propagation of action potentials.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Ropivacaine concentration low TARGET	Ropivacaine concentration low	Oslo University Hospital	marketed	Local anesthetic	Voltage-gated sodium channels
Bupivacaine Liposomes(BL)	Bupivacaine Liposomes(BL)	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	marketed	Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation)	Voltage-gated sodium channels
lamotrigine (generic Teva)	lamotrigine (generic Teva)	University of Maryland, Baltimore	marketed	Anticonvulsant / Mood stabilizer	Voltage-gated sodium channels; glutamate release inhibition
intraarticular injection with ropivacaine	intraarticular injection with ropivacaine	Hvidovre University Hospital	marketed	Local anesthetic	Voltage-gated sodium channels
Control (bupivacaine)	Control (bupivacaine)	Kasr El Aini Hospital	marketed	Local anesthetic (amide)	Voltage-gated sodium channels
Exparel/bupivacaine mixture	Exparel/bupivacaine mixture	Wake Forest University Health Sciences	marketed	Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation)	Voltage-gated sodium channels
Lidocaine (drug)	Lidocaine (drug)	Daniel A Tonetti, MD	marketed	Local anesthetic	Voltage-gated sodium channels

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)

No upcoming patent expiries for this set.

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