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Naropin

Ropivacaine Hydrochloride

RLDNDA 020533 13 strengths Fresenius Kabi USA
Approved
May 01, 1998
Strengths
13
Listed patents
1

What does the FDA Orange Book show for Naropin?

Naropin contains Ropivacaine Hydrochloride and is the new drug FDA Orange Book record for NDA 020533. The application has 13 presentations with strength, dosage-form, route, status, RLD/RS, TE, patent, and exclusivity context. Current inventory and clinical labeling are not established without an application-matched source.

FDA application
NDA 020533

New drug application identity from the Orange Book snapshot.

Application holder
Fresenius Kabi USA LLC

The listed applicant holds the FDA application; this field does not establish the product manufacturer.

Product presentations
13

Each FDA product number remains tied to its own strength, dosage form, route, and status.

Marketing categories
Prescription and Discontinued

Orange Book marketing categories do not establish real-time inventory or commercial availability.

Reference roles
RLD / RS

RLD and RS designations are presentation-specific, not inferred from the trade name.

TE codes
AP

Therapeutic-equivalence codes apply only within the matching Orange Book product heading.

Listed patents
1

A zero means none appear in this snapshot, not that no patent rights exist.

Exclusivity records
0

FDA exclusivity and listed patent protection are distinct regulatory concepts.

Sourced from the official FDA Orange Book data file · snapshot refreshed

FDA product-presentation matrix

Every product number in this exact application
Every FDA product presentation under this application, with strength, dosage form and route, marketing status, therapeutic-equivalence code, and reference role.
ProductStrengthDosage form / routeMarketing statusTE codeReference role
00120MG/10ML (2MG/ML)SOLUTIONINJECTIONPrescriptionAP
RLD
00240MG/20ML (2MG/ML)SOLUTIONINJECTIONPrescriptionAP
RLD
003100MG/20ML (5MG/ML)SOLUTIONINJECTIONPrescriptionAP
RLD
004150MG/20ML (7.5MG/ML)SOLUTIONINJECTIONPrescriptionAP
RLD
005100MG/10ML (10MG/ML)SOLUTIONINJECTIONPrescriptionAP
RLD
006200MG/100ML (2MG/ML)SOLUTIONINJECTIONPrescriptionAP
RLD
007400MG/200ML (2MG/ML)SOLUTIONINJECTIONPrescriptionAP
RLD
008150MG/30ML (5MG/ML)SOLUTIONINJECTIONPrescriptionAP
RLD
009500MG/100ML (5MG/ML)SOLUTIONINJECTIONPrescriptionAP
RLD
0101GM/200ML (5MG/ML)SOLUTIONINJECTIONPrescriptionAP
RLD
011200MG/20ML (10MG/ML)SOLUTIONINJECTIONPrescriptionAP
RLDRS
01275MG/10ML (7.5MG/ML)SOLUTIONINJECTIONDiscontinuedNone posted
RLD
01350MG/10ML (5MG/ML)SOLUTIONINJECTIONDiscontinuedNone posted
RLD

Marketing status, TE code, RLD, and RS are presentation-level fields. Never transfer one product number's designation to another presentation.

Who is responsible for this application?

Application holder is not the same as manufacturer

FDA application holder

Fresenius Kabi USA LLC

The Orange Book identifies this organization as the applicant responsible for NDA 020533.

Manufacturer status

Not established by the Orange Book

A product-specific FDA label or NDC source must independently identify a manufacturer, labeler, distributor, packager, repackager, or relabeler. The applicant name is not used as a substitute for that evidence.

Regulatory interpretation

What the record means, and what it does not
FDA marketing status

Status varies by presentation: 11 prescription and 2 on the Discontinued Drug Product List

Orange Book status is assigned at the product-presentation level, so one strength can remain listed as prescription or OTC while another appears on the discontinued list.

Therapeutic equivalence

TE code AP across rated presentations

An AP code is an A-rating: FDA considers the product therapeutically equivalent to pharmaceutical equivalents in the same Orange Book heading and equivalence group. 2 presentations in the application have no posted TE code.

Patent & exclusivity record

1 listed patent expiration and 0 exclusivity dates remain on or after Jul 26, 2026

The latest future date recorded across those files is Nov 28, 2026. Patent and FDA exclusivity operate independently, can overlap, and do not by themselves predict a generic launch date.

Same-ingredient landscape

16 other ANDAs and 0 other NDAs found

14 of the related ANDA applications are not marked discontinued. Sharing an ingredient does not establish pharmaceutical or therapeutic equivalence; strength, dosage form, route, and TE group still matter.

Which products are meaningfully comparable?

Exact ingredient + dosage form + route cohorts

NDA 020533 appears in 1 comparison cohort. These groups narrow the same-ingredient landscape, but strength and TE code must still match before interpreting therapeutic equivalence.

Why are clinical sections unavailable?

Exact application-label matching status
Exact source match queuedQueue NDA-020533

No exact application-level FDA or DailyMed label match has been reviewed for this application. Approved uses, dosing, warnings, adverse reactions, and clinical evidence remain unavailable rather than being inherited from a related brand, generic, or ingredient record.

Until an exact application match passes human review, this page intentionally omits approved uses, dosing, warnings, adverse reactions, mechanism, and clinical-study summaries. It never inherits those claims from an RLD, brand, generic, or same-ingredient product.

Strengths & dosage forms

13 approved presentations · NDA 020533
TE APRLD
Strength
20MG/10ML (2MG/ML)
Dosage form
SOLUTION
Route
INJECTION
Marketing status
Prescription

Key dates

Approval, patents, exclusivity

  1. Approval

    FDA approval date of this drug product.

    28 yr 8 mo ago

  2. Today

Pharmaceutical detail

FDA product record

Active ingredient

ROPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Strength

20MG/10ML (2MG/ML)

Dosage form

SOLUTION

Route

INJECTION

TE code

AP

Application

NDA 020533

Product number

001

Marketing status

Prescription

Reference listed drug (RLD)

Yes

Reference standard (RS)

No

Listed patents

Orange Book patent file

No patents are listed against this product in the Orange Book. Listed patents reflect those the NDA holder submits under 21 U.S.C. 355 and are not exhaustive.

Active-ingredient family

Brand + generics

This is a reference-listed drug (RLD), the basis for generic (ANDA) applications. Other products sharing this ingredient are listed below.

View full Ropivacaine Hydrochloride family

How to use this record responsibly

Scope, limitations, and primary sources

What to verify before making a decision

  • The applicant is the holder of legal responsibility for the application; the Orange Book does not establish that the applicant manufactured or currently markets every listed product.
  • RX, OTC, and discontinued are FDA listing categories, not real-time pharmacy inventory or commercial-availability data.
  • Therapeutic equivalence applies only within the matching ingredient, dosage form, route, strength, and TE-code group; same ingredient alone is insufficient.
  • Listed patent and exclusivity dates are regulatory intelligence, not legal advice, a freedom-to-operate analysis, or a reliable generic-launch forecast.
  • The Orange Book is not prescribing information and does not provide indications, dosing, contraindications, adverse reactions, recalls, or current safety communications.

Official FDA references

Data shown here is normalized for search and comparison. When a regulatory, substitution, launch, or legal decision turns on a field, verify it against the current FDA record and the relevant source document.

Naropin: frequently asked questions

Approval, therapeutic equivalence, patents, and exclusivity for this drug, from the FDA Orange Book.

Built directly from the FDA Orange Book product, patent, and exclusivity files refreshed Jul 02, 2026, 06:34 PM. Every strength of NDA 020533 is shown on this page. Interpret patents, exclusivity, availability, and therapeutic equivalence using the limitations above.

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