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The Potential for EXPAREL
EXPAREL is a novel formulation of bupivacaine designed to provide effective, safe, prolonged (72 hours) postoperative pain relief in a single administration. Currently available local anesthetics typically have short (about 6 to 8 hours) duration of action resulting in limited pain relief in the first few days following surgery when pain is the most intense.
"The results of this study clearly demonstrate the potential of EXPAREL in fulfilling this unmet need," said Ronald Burch, M.D, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Pacira. "EXPAREL represents an important advance in pain control that allows for extended delivery of bupivacaine, a well-characterized analgesic with a long-established efficacy and safety record. We look forward to sharing the results of multiple phase II and III clinical trials across a broad range of surgical procedures."
EXPAREL, currently in late Phase III clinical development, is being studied in several different types of surgical procedures where postoperative pain management is especially problematic. It is the latest product to benefit from Pacira Pharmaceutical's proprietary sustained-release DepoFoam(R) technology. DepoFoam technology is designed to address the limitations of widely known and used drugs by enhancing their dosing and/or administration profile. It achieves this by encapsulating the drug in multivesicular liposomal particles which then release the drug over a desired period of time without altering the drug molecule. DepoFoam is a proven technology that is already used in two commercially available products in the U.S. and Europe.
About Pacira
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an acute care specialty pharmaceutical company founded in March, 2007 through the acquisition of the former SkyePharma PLC injectable business, for which an experienced management team was assembled to address the needs of
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