Who are Solution For Thoracic epidural block's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Tetracaine Hydrochloride, Septocaine, Naropin, Bupivacaine Hydrochloride And Epinephrine, Bupivacaine Hydrochloride And Epinephrine, Bupivacaine Hydrochloride And Epinephrine.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-14 · How we verify

Solution For Thoracic epidural block — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Solution For Thoracic epidural block (Solution For Thoracic epidural block) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Local anesthetic. Area: Anesthesia.

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Target snapshot

Solution For Thoracic epidural block (Solution For Thoracic epidural block) — Wake Forest University Health Sciences. A local anesthetic solution administered via thoracic epidural injection that blocks nerve conduction in the thoracic spinal region to provide anesthesia and analgesia.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Solution For Thoracic epidural block TARGET	Solution For Thoracic epidural block	Wake Forest University Health Sciences	marketed	Local anesthetic
Tetracaine Hydrochloride	TETRACAINE	Alcon Labs	marketed	Ester Local Anesthetic	Sodium channel protein type 7 subunit alpha	2005-01-01
Septocaine	ARTICAINE		marketed	Amide Local Anesthetic	Sodium channel alpha subunits; brain (Types I, II, III)	2000-01-01
Naropin	ROPIVACAINE	Fresenius Kabi	marketed	Amide Local Anesthetic	Sodium channel protein type 5 subunit alpha	1996-01-01
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride And Epinephrine	Bupivacaine Hydrochloride	Pfizer	marketed	Amide local anesthetic	Nerve sodium channels	1972-01-01
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride And Epinephrine	Bupivacaine Hydrochloride	Pfizer	marketed	Local anesthetic	Sodium channels	1972-01-01
Bupivacaine Hydrochloride And Epinephrine	Bupivacaine Hydrochloride	Pfizer	marketed	Amide local anesthetic	Nerve sodium channels	1972-01-01

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

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Patent timeline (forward window)

No upcoming patent expiries for this set.

Sponsor landscape (Local anesthetic class)

University of California, San Diego · 3 drugs in this class
Durect · 3 drugs in this class
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc · 3 drugs in this class
Wake Forest University Health Sciences · 3 drugs in this class
Medical University of Vienna · 3 drugs in this class
Imperial College London · 2 drugs in this class
Hvidovre University Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
Innocoll · 2 drugs in this class
George Washington University · 2 drugs in this class
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · 2 drugs in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Solution For Thoracic epidural block — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/solution-for-thoracic-epidural-block. Accessed 2026-05-14.

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