Pacira’s Pain Drug Gets FDA Approval

Pacira’s pain drug Exparel, which uses bupivacaine, a local analgesic, received approval from the FDA, a Reuter‘s report said.

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The drug is delivered through using the company’s DepoFoam technology and extends the duration of the analgesia. In clinical trials, the drug provided pain relief for up to 72 hours compared with the analgesic’s normal time of less than seven hours.

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