Topical Benzocaine 20% — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Topical Benzocaine 20% (Topical Benzocaine 20%) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Local anesthetic. Area: Anesthesia / Pain Management.

marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels Anesthesia / Pain Management Small molecule

Target snapshot

Topical Benzocaine 20% (Topical Benzocaine 20%) — Nourhan M.Aly. Benzocaine is a local anesthetic that blocks sodium channels in nerve cell membranes, preventing the initiation and conduction of nerve impulses.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Topical Benzocaine 20% TARGET	Topical Benzocaine 20%	Nourhan M.Aly	marketed	Local anesthetic	Voltage-gated sodium channels
ropivacaine plus clonidine	ropivacaine plus clonidine	University Hospital, Lille	marketed	Local anesthetic with adjuvant alpha-2 agonist	Voltage-gated sodium channels (ropivacaine); alpha-2 adrenergic receptors (clonidine)
Ropivacine and Chloroprocaine mixture	Ropivacine and Chloroprocaine mixture	University of New Mexico	marketed	Local anesthetic combination	Voltage-gated sodium channels
ropivacaine (Naropin)	ropivacaine (Naropin)	University of Zurich	marketed	Local anesthetic (amide)	Voltage-gated sodium channels
ropivacaïne 0,5 %	ropivacaïne 0,5 %	Nantes University Hospital	marketed	Local anesthetic (amide)	Voltage-gated sodium channels
Ropivicaine with Epinephrine	Ropivicaine with Epinephrine	Health Sciences North Research Institute	marketed	Local anesthetic with vasoconstrictor	Voltage-gated sodium channels
ropivicaine 0.2%	ropivicaine 0.2%	University of Alabama at Birmingham	marketed	Local anesthetic (amide)	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