Data updated: Mar 10, 2026
BUPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
BUPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Approved 1978-04-17
16
Indications
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Phase 3 Trials
47
Years on Market
Details
- Status
- Discontinued
- First Approved
- 1978-04-17
- Routes
- INJECTION, SPINAL
- Dosage Forms
- INJECTABLE
Companies
Pfizer MEITHEAL ONESOURCE SPECIALTY B BRAUN MEDICAL SOMERSET EUGIA PHARMA CIVICA Hikma HUONS Baxter ASPIRO
Active Ingredient: BUPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
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BUPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE Approval History
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What BUPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE Treats
16 FDA approvalsOriginally approved for its first indication in 1978 . Covers 16 distinct patient populations.
- Other (16)
Other
(16 approvals)- • Approved indication (Apr 1978)
- • Approved indication (Jul 1983)
- • Approved indication (Feb 1987)
- • Approved indication (Mar 1987)
- • Approved indication (Dec 1987)
- • Approved indication (Oct 2011)
- • Approved indication (May 2016)
- • Approved indication (Jul 2016)
- • Approved indication (Feb 2019)
- • Approved indication (Apr 2019)
- • Approved indication (Dec 2019)
- • Approved indication (Feb 2021)
- • Approved indication (Jun 2023)
- • Approved indication (Nov 2023)
- • Approved indication (Dec 2023)
- • Approved indication (Mar 2024)
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Understanding FDA Approval Types
| Count | Type | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| - | ORIG | Original approval - drug first enters market |
| - | SUPPL - Efficacy | New indication (new disease/condition approved) |
| - | SUPPL - Labeling | Label text changes (warnings, dosing updates) |
| - | SUPPL - Manufacturing | Production changes (new facility) |
| - | SUPPL - Chemistry | Formulation changes (new dosage strength) |
Green lines in the timeline show ORIG and Efficacy approvals - the clinically meaningful milestones.
BUPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE FDA Label Details
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