The San Diego-based Pacira Pharmaceuticals develops and manufactures injectable pharmaceutical products using its proprietary DepoFoam technology. The company's flagship product, EXPAREL, is a non-opioid pain management solution that encapsulates drugs without altering their molecular structure, releasing them over a desired period of time. Pacira Pharmaceuticals is dedicated to advancing and improving outcomes for healthcare practitioners and their patients through regenerative health solutions. The company was founded in 1989 and operates as a subsidiary of Pacira, Inc., formerly known as DepoTech Corp and SkyePharma Inc before changing its name to Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc. in 2007.