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Self-Administered Nitrous Oxide — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Self-Administered Nitrous Oxide (Self-Administered Nitrous Oxide) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Inhalational anesthetic and analgesic. Area: Anesthesia and Pain Management.

marketed Inhalational anesthetic and analgesic NMDA receptor antagonist Anesthesia and Pain Management Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Self-Administered Nitrous Oxide (Self-Administered Nitrous Oxide) — Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Nitrous oxide acts as a dissociative anesthetic and analgesic by antagonizing N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in the central nervous system.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Self-Administered Nitrous Oxide TARGET Self-Administered Nitrous Oxide Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center marketed Inhalational anesthetic and analgesic NMDA receptor antagonist
Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Magnesium Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris marketed Electrolyte supplement; anticonvulsant; smooth muscle relaxant NMDA receptor antagonist; calcium channel blocker
Dextromethorphan Oral Solution Dextromethorphan Oral Solution Helsinki University Central Hospital marketed Non-opioid antitussive NMDA receptor antagonist; sigma-1 receptor
Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Nationwide Children's Hospital marketed Inhalational anesthetic and analgesic gas NMDA receptor antagonist; GABAergic potentiator
Magnesium Sulfate Infusion Magnesium Sulfate Infusion Ondokuz Mayıs University marketed Electrolyte supplement / anticonvulsant / tocolytic agent NMDA receptor antagonist; calcium channel modulator
Oxygen/nitrous oxide equimolar mix Oxygen/nitrous oxide equimolar mix Hospital St. Joseph, Marseille, France marketed Inhalational anesthetic/analgesic gas mixture NMDA receptor antagonist; endogenous opioid system modulation
IV Magnesium Sulfate IV Magnesium Sulfate University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center marketed Electrolyte supplement / anticonvulsant NMDA receptor antagonist; calcium channel blocker (non-selective)

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

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Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

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Patent timeline (forward window)

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Sponsor landscape (Inhalational anesthetic and analgesic class)

  1. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Self-Administered Nitrous Oxide — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/self-administered-nitrous-oxide. Accessed 2026-05-14.

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