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Topical liquid lidocaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief
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Local anesthetic
Voltage-gated sodium channels
Oncology (supportive care)
Small molecule
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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)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / 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)
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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). Topical liquid lidocaine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/topical-liquid-lidocaine. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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