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Surgeon-Initiated Local Anesthetic — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Surgeon-Initiated Local Anesthetic (Surgeon-Initiated Local Anesthetic) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Local anesthetic. Area: Surgery/Anesthesia.

marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels Surgery/Anesthesia Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Surgeon-Initiated Local Anesthetic (Surgeon-Initiated Local Anesthetic) — University of Wisconsin, Madison. Surgeon-initiated local anesthetic blocks nerve conduction at the site of surgical administration to provide localized pain relief during and after surgical procedures.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Surgeon-Initiated Local Anesthetic TARGET Surgeon-Initiated Local Anesthetic University of Wisconsin, Madison marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Bupivacaine FNB Bupivacaine FNB Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Regular bupivacaine Regular bupivacaine Vanderbilt University Medical Center marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Bupivacaine %0.25 (isobaric) Bupivacaine %0.25 (isobaric) Bursa City Hospital marketed Local anesthetic (amide class) Voltage-gated sodium channels
Standard dose topiramate Standard dose topiramate Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research marketed Anticonvulsant / Antiepileptic agent Voltage-gated sodium channels, GABA-A receptors, carbonic anhydrase
Bupivacain (Postoperative) Bupivacain (Postoperative) Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital marketed Local anesthetic (amide class) Voltage-gated sodium channels
LD: Lidocaine and dexamethasone LD: Lidocaine and dexamethasone B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences marketed Local anesthetic with corticosteroid combination Voltage-gated sodium channels (lidocaine); glucocorticoid receptor (dexamethasone)

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

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Surgeon-Initiated Local Anesthetic — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/surgeon-initiated-local-anesthetic. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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