Generic Demerol Availability

Demerol is a brand name of meperidine, approved by the FDA in the following formulation(s):

DEMEROL (meperidine hydrochloride - injectable; injection)

  • Manufacturer: HOSPIRA
    Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982
    Strength(s): 100MG/ML [RLD] [AP], 25MG/ML [RLD] [AP], 50MG/ML [RLD] [AP], 75MG/ML [RLD] [AP]

DEMEROL (meperidine hydrochloride - tablet; oral)

Has a generic version of Demerol been approved?

Yes. The following products are equivalent to Demerol:

meperidine hydrochloride injectable; injection

  • Manufacturer: HIKMA MAPLE
    Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982
    Strength(s): 100MG/ML [AP], 100MG/ML [AP], 25MG/ML [AP], 25MG/ML [AP], 50MG/ML [AP], 50MG/ML [AP], 75MG/ML [AP], 75MG/ML [AP]
  • Manufacturer: WATSON LABS
    Approval date: March 17, 1992
    Strength(s): 100MG/ML [AP], 50MG/ML [AP]

meperidine hydrochloride tablet; oral

  • Manufacturer: BARR
    Approval date: July 2, 1984
    Strength(s): 50MG [AA]
  • Manufacturer: BARR
    Approval date: September 19, 1984
    Strength(s): 100MG [AA]
  • Manufacturer: CARACO
    Approval date: August 8, 2002
    Strength(s): 100MG [AA], 50MG [AA]
  • Manufacturer: EPIC PHARMA
    Approval date: May 28, 1999
    Strength(s): 100MG [AA], 50MG [AA]
  • Manufacturer: MALLINCKRODT
    Approval date: June 13, 2000
    Strength(s): 100MG [AA], 50MG [AA]
  • Manufacturer: MIKART
    Approval date: June 24, 2009
    Strength(s): 100MG [AA], 50MG [AA]
  • Manufacturer: ROXANE
    Approval date: March 12, 1997
    Strength(s): 100MG [AA], 50MG [AA]
  • Manufacturer: VINTAGE PHARMS
    Approval date: December 17, 1998
    Strength(s): 100MG [AA], 50MG [AA]
  • Manufacturer: WATSON LABS
    Approval date: June 30, 1997
    Strength(s): 100MG [AA], 50MG [AA]

Note: Fraudulent online pharmacies may attempt to sell an illegal generic version of Demerol. These medications may be counterfeit and potentially unsafe. If you purchase medications online, be sure you are buying from a reputable and valid online pharmacy. Ask your health care provider for advice if you are unsure about the online purchase of any medication.

See also: About generic drugs.

Related Patents

There are no current U.S. patents associated with Demerol.

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Glossary

TermDefinition
Drug PatentA drug patent is assigned by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and assigns exclusive legal right to the patent holder to protect the proprietary chemical formulation. The patent assigns exclusive legal right to the inventor or patent holder, and may include entities such as the drug brand name, trademark, product dosage form, ingredient formulation, or manufacturing process A patent usually expires 20 years from the date of filing, but can be variable based on many factors, including development of new formulations of the original chemical, and patent infringement litigation.
Drug ExclusivityExclusivity is the sole marketing rights granted by the FDA to a manufacturer upon the approval of a drug and may run simultaneously with a patent. Exclusivity periods can run from 180 days to seven years depending upon the circumstance of the exclusivity grant.
RLDA Reference Listed Drug (RLD) is an approved drug product to which new generic versions are compared to show that they are bioequivalent. A drug company seeking approval to market a generic equivalent must refer to the Reference Listed Drug in its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA). By designating a single reference listed drug as the standard to which all generic versions must be shown to be bioequivalent, FDA hopes to avoid possible significant variations among generic drugs and their brand name counterpart.
AAProducts in conventional dosage forms not presenting bioequivalence problems. Products coded as AA contain active ingredients and dosage forms that are not regarded as presenting either actual or potential bioequivalence problems or drug quality or standards issues. However, all oral dosage forms must, nonetheless, meet an appropriate in vitro bioequivalence standard that is acceptable to the Agency in order to be approved.
APInjectable aqueous solutions and, in certain instances, intravenous non-aqueous solutions. It should be noted that even though injectable (parenteral) products under a specific listing may be evaluated as therapeutically equivalent, there may be important differences among the products in the general category, Injectable; Injection. For example, some injectable products that are rated therapeutically equivalent are labeled for different routes of administration. In addition, some products evaluated as therapeutically equivalent may have different preservatives or no preservatives at all. Injectable products available as dry powders for reconstitution, concentrated sterile solutions for dilution, or sterile solutions ready for injection are pharmaceutical alternative drug products. They are not rated as therapeutically equivalent (AP) to each other even if these pharmaceutical alternative drug products are designed to produce the same concentration prior to injection and are similarly labeled. Consistent with accepted professional practice, it is the responsibility of the prescriber, dispenser, or individual administering the product to be familiar with a product's labeling to assure that it is given only by the route(s) of administration stated in the labeling.

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