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Standard pain management regimen — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
opioid
opioid receptors
Pain management
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Standard pain management regimen (Standard pain management regimen) — Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. This drug works by targeting the opioid receptors in the brain to reduce pain perception.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard pain management regimen TARGET | Standard pain management regimen | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | phase 3 | opioid | opioid receptors | |
| SAMIDORPHAN L-MALATE | SAMIDORPHAN L-MALATE | marketed | Atypical Antipsychotic [EPC] | dopamine and serotonin type 2 (5HT2) receptors, opioid receptors | 2021-01-01 | |
| BENZHYDROCODONE | BENZHYDROCODONE | marketed | Opioid analgesic combination; full mu-opioid agonist with non-opioid analgesic | Mu-opioid receptors (primary); delta and kappa opioid receptors (secondary); central nervous system pain pathways | 2018-01-01 | |
| NALBUPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE | NALBUPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE | marketed | kappa opioid receptors, mu opioid receptors | 1979-01-01 | ||
| Methadone Hydrochloride | METHADONE | Specgx Llc | marketed | Opioid Agonist | mu-opioid receptors, NMDA receptor | 1947-01-01 |
| Desflurane with remifentanil | Desflurane with remifentanil | Chung-Ang University Hosptial, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine | marketed | Volatile anesthetic with opioid analgesic | GABA receptors (desflurane); mu-opioid receptors (remifentanil) | |
| Codeine paracetamol | Codeine paracetamol | Napp Pharmaceuticals Limited | marketed | Opioid analgesic combination | Opioid receptors (μ, δ, κ); cyclooxygenase (COX-1, COX-2) |
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Sponsor landscape (opioid class)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology · 2 drugs in this class
- Cari Health Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
- Depomed · 1 drug in this class
- Mundipharma Pharmaceuticals B.V. · 1 drug in this class
- St. Olavs Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- Talphera, Inc · 1 drug in this class
- The Hospital for Sick Children · 1 drug in this class
- University of Monastir · 1 drug in this class
- University of Sao Paulo · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Standard pain management regimen — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/standard-pain-management-regimen. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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