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Rx only · Injection, Suspension, Liposomal · Infiltration

Bupivacaine

Brands: Exparel · Bupivacaine

2 ACTIVE SUPPLIERS — US
openFDA · updated weekly
US4 NDCs
2 active makers
UKComing
soon
CAComing
soon
AUComing
soon
EUComing
soon
RxCUI (US)1815
US makers2 labelers
Packages6
DEA / ScheduleNone

Medicaid dispensing volumeSDUD · per quarter

Prescriptions dispensed under Medicaid (fee-for-service + managed care), summed nationally. The closest free proxy to sales volume — Medicaid only, not all-payer.

2.5K5.1K7.6K10K2025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q1
6.1K
Rx · 2026 Q1
90K
Units dispensed
-26%
Rx vs. year ago
5
Quarters · since 2025 Q1

Who makes it2 active · 0 exited

US labelers as registered with FDA. Repackagers relabel another company's product; share* is of listed packages, not sales.

LabelerTypePackagesStatus
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.unknown4SUPPLYING
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.unknown2SUPPLYING

Regulatory & supply eventsFDA · US

Shortages, recalls, and registration changes attached to this drug concept.

  • Nov 21, 2019
    RECALLRecall (Class II): EXPAREL, Bupivicaine Liposome Injectable Suspension, 1.3%, 266 mg/20 mL (13 mg/mL), Sterile, 20 mL vial, Rx only, Manuf…

    Sub Potent Drug: Out of Specification (OOS) — Recalling firm: Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — Distributed Nationwide in the USA