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Topical liquid lidocaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Topical liquid lidocaine (Topical liquid lidocaine) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Local anesthetic. Area: Oncology (supportive care).

marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels Oncology (supportive care) Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Topical liquid lidocaine (Topical liquid lidocaine) — OHSU Knight Cancer Institute. Lidocaine blocks sodium channels in nerve cell membranes, preventing the initiation and conduction of nerve impulses to produce local anesthesia.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Topical liquid lidocaine TARGET Topical liquid lidocaine OHSU Knight Cancer Institute marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Exparel Injectable Product Exparel Injectable Product Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc marketed Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation) Voltage-gated sodium channels
Bupivacaine and Dexamethasone Injection Bupivacaine and Dexamethasone Injection Colette Curtis MD marketed Local anesthetic with corticosteroid adjuvant Voltage-gated sodium channels (bupivacaine); glucocorticoid receptor (dexamethasone)
Bupivacaine heavy and Morphine Bupivacaine heavy and Morphine Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh marketed Local anesthetic + opioid combination Voltage-gated sodium channels (bupivacaine); mu-opioid receptor (morphine)
Betamethasone and local anesthetic Betamethasone and local anesthetic Jakob Møller Hansen, MD. marketed Corticosteroid with local anesthetic Glucocorticoid receptor (betamethasone); voltage-gated sodium channels (local anesthetic component)
alkalinized lidocaine alkalinized lidocaine Massachusetts General Hospital marketed Local anesthetic Voltage-gated sodium channels
Exparel Injectable Solution Exparel Injectable Solution The Cooper Health System marketed Local anesthetic (liposomal formulation) 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

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Topical liquid lidocaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/topical-liquid-lidocaine. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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