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# FDA OKs Aratana Analgesia for Dog Ligament Surgery
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-oks-aratana-analgesia-for-dog-ligament-surgery/
- Published: 2016-08-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T21:24:37.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5136512

FDA has approved an Aratana Therapeutics’ Nocita (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension) as a local post-operative analgesia for cranial cruciate ligament surgery in dogs. Nocita is a long-acting, local anesthetic that lasts up to 72 hours post-surgery by releasing bupivacaine over time from multi-vesicular liposomes deposited in the tissue, according to the company. The therapeutic is administered as a single dose by tissue infiltration during closure of cranial cruciate ligament surgery in dogs, it says.