Exparel FDA Approval History
FDA Approved: Yes (First approved October 28, 2011)
Brand name: Exparel
Generic name: bupivacaine liposome
Dosage form: Injectable Suspension
Company: Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Treatment for: Pain
Exparel (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension) is a long-acting non-opioid local analgesic for postsurgical local analgesia, and for use as a nerve block (interscalene brachial plexus block) to provide pain relief following shoulder surgeries.
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