Methylphenidate (International)
In the US, Methylphenidate (methylphenidate systemic) is a member of the drug class CNS stimulants and is used to treat ADHD, Depression, Fatigue, Narcolepsy, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Severe Mood Dysregulation, Sleep Paralysis and Weight Loss (Obesity/Overweight).
US matches:
- Methylphenidate
- Methylphenidate transdermal
- Methylphenidate (Oral)
- Methylphenidate (Transdermal)
- Methylphenidate Chewable Tablets
- Methylphenidate Controlled-Release Tablets
- Methylphenidate Extended-Release Capsules (Evening Formulation)
- Methylphenidate Extended-Release Chewable Tablets
- Methylphenidate Extended-Release Oral Suspension
- Methylphenidate Extended-Release Oral-Disintegrating Tablets
- Methylphenidate Extended-Release Tablets
- Methylphenidate Oral Solution
- Methylphenidate Tablets
- Methylphenidate Transdermal System
- Methylphenidate CD Capsules
- Methylphenidate ER Capsules
- Methylphenidate Hydrochloride
- Methylphenidate LA Capsules
- Methylphenidate Patch
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
N06BA04
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000113-45-1
Chemical Formula
C14-H19-N-O2
Molecular Weight
233
Therapeutic Categories
Central stimulant
Sympathomimetic agent, indirect acting
Treatment of ADHD
Chemical Name
2-Piperidineacetic acid, α-phenyl-, metyl ester
Foreign Names
- Methylphenidatum (Latin)
- Methylphenidat (German)
- Méthylphénidate (French)
- Metilfenidato (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Methylphenidate (OS: BAN, USAN)
- Méthylphénidate (OS: DCF)
- Metilfenidato (OS: DCIT)
- C 4311 (IS)
- Methylphenidate Hydrochloride (OS: BANM, JAN)
- Centedrin (IS)
- Methylphénidate (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Methylphenidate Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2018, USP 41)
- Methylphenidate hydrochloride (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Methylphenidathydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Helv. 10)
- Methylphenidathydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Methylphenidati hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Helv. 10)
Brand Names
- Aradix
Drugtech, Chile - Aradix Retard
Drugtech, Chile; Recalcine, Paraguay - Aurium
Cheminter, Paraguay - Cognil 10
Neuromedica, Paraguay - Cognil 20
Neuromedica, Paraguay - Concerta
Janssen, Lebanon; Janssen Cilag, Paraguay; Janssen-Cilag, Peru; Janssen-Cilag, Uruguay; Janssen-Cilag International, Cyprus; Johnson & Johnson, Turkey - Cotempla XR
Neos, United States - Kinecteen
Medice, Netherlands - Medikinet
Medice Arzneimittel Pütter, Lithuania - Medikinet XL
Medice Arzneimittel Pütter, Lithuania - Metilfenidato Farmoz
Farmoz, Portugal - Metilfenidato Mylan
Mylan, Portugal - Metilfenidato Pharma Arte
Pharma Arte, Paraguay - MFD
Sidus, Argentina - Ritalin
Novartis, Lebanon; Novartis, Tunisia; Novartis Biosciences, Peru - Ritalin LA
Novartis Biosciences, Peru - Ritalin LA 30 mg
Novartis, Hungary - Ritalin LA 40 mg
Novartis, Hungary - Ritalina LA
Gramón Bagó, Uruguay - Rubifen
Servimedic, Uruguay - Rubifen 10
Bago, Argentina - Rubifen 20
Bago, Argentina - Rubifen 5
Bago, Argentina - Rubifen SR
Bago, Argentina; Servimedic, Uruguay - Apo-Methylphenidate
Apotex, Canada; Apotex, Taiwan - Apo-Methylphenidate ER
Apotex, Canada - Apo-Methylphenidate SR
Apotex, Canada - Aptensio XR
Rhodes, United States - Aradix
Drugtech, Peru - Artige
Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Australia - Biphentin
Purdue Pharma, Canada - Concerta
ALZA Corporation, Oman; Janssen, Bulgaria; Janssen, Canada; Janssen, Chile; Janssen, Denmark; Janssen, Finland; Janssen, Hong Kong; Janssen, Ireland; Janssen, Malaysia; Janssen, Norway; Janssen, New Zealand; Janssen, Philippines; Janssen, Romania; Janssen, Singapore; Janssen, Slovakia; Janssen, Taiwan; Janssen, Venezuela; Janssen, South Africa; Janssen Cilag, Argentina; Janssen Pharma, United States; Janssen Pharmaceutica, Belgium; Janssen Pharmaceutica, Serbia; Janssen Pharmaceutical, Japan; Janssen-Cilag, Australia; Janssen-Cilag, Brazil; Janssen-Cilag, Colombia; Janssen-Cilag, Czech Republic; Janssen-Cilag, Ecuador; Janssen-Cilag, Spain; Janssen-Cilag, Greece; Janssen-Cilag, Latvia; Janssen-Cilag, Malta; Janssen-Cilag, Mexico; Janssen-Cilag, Netherlands; Janssen-Cilag, Poland; Janssen-Cilag, Portugal; Janssen-Cilag, Vietnam; Janssen-Cilag AB, Iceland; Johnson & Johnson, Estonia; Johnson & Johnson, Indonesia; Johnson & Johnson, Lithuania; Medcor Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands; Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Serbia; Xian Janssen, China - Concerta 18mg
Janssen, Luxembourg; Janssen-Cilag, Switzerland; Janssen-Cilag, Germany; Janssen-Cilag Pharma, Austria; J-C Healthcare, Israel - Concerta 27mg
Janssen, Luxembourg; Janssen-Cilag, Switzerland; Janssen-Cilag, Germany; Janssen-Cilag Pharma, Austria; J-C Healthcare, Israel - Concerta 36mg
Janssen, Luxembourg; Janssen-Cilag, Switzerland; Janssen-Cilag, Germany; Janssen-Cilag Pharma, Austria; J-C Healthcare, Israel - Concerta 54mg
Janssen, Luxembourg; Janssen-Cilag, Switzerland; Janssen-Cilag, Germany; Janssen-Cilag Pharma, Austria; J-C Healthcare, Israel - Concerta LP
Janssen-Cilag, France - Concerta XL prolonged-release
Janssen-Cilag, United Kingdom - Daytrana
Noven Pharmaceuticals, United States - Delmosart
Actavis, Norway; Actavis Group, Poland - Delmosart PR
Actavis UK, United Kingdom - Difumenil
Sandoz, Poland - Equasym
Shire, Spain; Shire International Licensing, Netherlands; Shire Italia, Italy; Shire Pharmaceuticals Ireland, Ireland - Equasym Depot
Shire, Norway; Shire Denmark, Denmark; Shire Sweden, Sweden - Equasym Retard
Shire, Finland - Equasym Retard 10mg
Shire Deutschland, Germany - Equasym Retard 20mg
Shire Deutschland, Germany - Equasym Retard 30mg
Shire Deutschland, Germany - Equasym XL
Dr. Fisher Farma, Netherlands; Shire International Licensing, Netherlands; Shire Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom - Equasym XR
Shire Pharmaceuticals Ireland, Belgium - Equasym XR 10mg
Opopharma, Switzerland; Shire, Luxembourg - Equasym XR 20mg
Opopharma, Switzerland; Shire, Luxembourg - Equasym XR 30mg
Opopharma, Switzerland; Shire, Luxembourg - Focusim XL MR
Develco Pharma, United Kingdom - Kinecteen
Medice, Germany - Matoride XL
Sandoz, Malta - Matoride XL PR
Sandoz, United Kingdom - Medanef
Mylan, Denmark; Mylan, Sweden - Medicebran
Rovi, Spain - Medikid
Medice, Germany - Medikinet
2care4, Norway; Assos, Turkey; Dr. Fisher Farma, Netherlands; Evolan, Sweden; Flynn Pharma, United Kingdom; HB Pharma, Denmark; Medcor Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands; Medice, Germany; Medice, Estonia; Medice, Finland; Medice, Latvia; Medice, Netherlands; Medice, Norway; Medice, Poland; Medice Arzneimittel Pütter, Belgium; Medice Arzneimittel Pütter GmbH & Co. KG, Iceland; Rovi, Spain - Medikinet 10mg
Medice, Luxembourg; Salmon, Switzerland - Medikinet 10mg [pediatric]
Medice Arzneimittel Pütter, Austria - Medikinet 20mg
Medice, Luxembourg; Salmon, Switzerland - Medikinet 20mg [pediatric]
Medice Arzneimittel Pütter, Austria - Medikinet 5mg
Medice, Luxembourg; Salmon, Switzerland - Medikinet 5mg [pediatric]
Medice Arzneimittel Pütter, Austria - Medikinet CR
HB Pharma, Denmark; Medice, Finland; Medice, Poland; Medice Arzneimittel Pütter GmbH & Co. KG, Iceland - Medikinet EM
Medice, Romania - Medikinet LM
HAC Pharma, France - Medikinet MR
Flynn Pharma, Ireland - Medikinet MR 10mg
Medice Arzneimittel Puetter, Israel; Salmon, Switzerland - Medikinet MR 20mg
Medice Arzneimittel Puetter, Israel; Salmon, Switzerland - Medikinet MR 30mg
Medice Arzneimittel Puetter, Israel; Salmon, Switzerland - Medikinet MR 40mg
Medice Arzneimittel Puetter, Israel; Salmon, Switzerland - Medikinet MR 5mg
Medice Arzneimittel Puetter, Israel; Salmon, Switzerland - Medikinet Retard
Assos, Turkey; Medice, Germany; Medice Arzneimittel Pütter, Belgium - Medikinet Retard 10mg
Medice, Luxembourg; Medice Arzneimittel Pütter, Austria - Medikinet Retard 20mg
Medice, Luxembourg; Medice Arzneimittel Pütter, Austria - Medikinet Retard 30mg
Medice, Luxembourg; Medice Arzneimittel Pütter, Austria - Medikinet Retard 40mg
Medice, Luxembourg; Medice Arzneimittel Pütter, Austria - Medikinet Retard 50mg
Medice, Luxembourg; Medice Arzneimittel Pütter, Austria - Medikinet Retard 5mg
Medice, Luxembourg; Medice Arzneimittel Pütter, Austria - Medikinet Retard 60mg
Medice, Luxembourg; Medice Arzneimittel Pütter, Austria - Medikinet XL
Flynn Pharma, United Kingdom; Medice, Estonia; Medice, Latvia - Mefinad
Faran SA, Greece - Metadate CD
UCB, United States - Methylfenidaat HCl Mylan
Mylan, Netherlands - Methylfenidaat HCl Mylan Retard
Mylan, Netherlands - Methylfenidaat HCl Sandoz
Sandoz, Netherlands - Methylfenidaat HCl Sandoz retard
Sandoz, Netherlands - Methylfenidaat Sandoz
Sandoz, Belgium - Methylfenidaat Sandoz 18mg
Sandoz, Luxembourg - Methylfenidaat Sandoz 36mg
Sandoz, Luxembourg - Methylfenidaat Sandoz 54mg
Sandoz, Luxembourg - Methylfenidaathydrochloride Teva
Teva Nederland, Netherlands - Methylin
Mallinckrodt, United States - Methylin ER
Mallinckrodt, United States - Methylpheni TAD
TAD, Germany - Methylphenidat - 1 A Pharma
1 A Pharma, Germany - Methylphenidat Actavis 18 mg
Mepha Pharma, Switzerland - Methylphenidat Actavis 27 mg
Mepha Pharma, Switzerland - Methylphenidat Actavis 36 mg
Mepha Pharma, Switzerland - Methylphenidat Actavis 54 mg
Mepha Pharma, Switzerland - Methylphenidat Alternova
Alternova, Denmark - Methylphenidat HEXAL
Hexal, Germany - Methylphenidat Sandoz 18mg
Sandoz, Switzerland - Methylphenidat Sandoz 27mg
Sandoz, Switzerland - Methylphenidat Sandoz 36mg
Sandoz, Switzerland - Methylphenidat Sandoz 54mg
Sandoz, Switzerland - Methylphenidate Actavis
Actavis, Denmark - Methylphenidate Actavis 18mg
Balkanpharma-Dupnitsa, Bulgaria - Methylphenidate Actavis 27mg
Balkanpharma-Dupnitsa, Bulgaria - Methylphenidate Actavis 36mg
Balkanpharma-Dupnitsa, Bulgaria - Methylphenidate Actavis 54mg
Balkanpharma-Dupnitsa, Bulgaria - Methylphenidate Alternova
Orifarm Generics, Sweden - Methylphenidate HCL-Douglas
Pharmaplan, South Africa - Methylphenidate Hydrochloride
Abhai, United States; Actavis, United States; Ascend Therapeutics, United States; Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, United States; IMPAX Laboratories, United States; Kremers Urban, United States; Mallinckrodt, United States; Mylan, United States; Novel, United States; Osmotica, United States; Sun Pharma, United States; Tedor, United States; Teva, United States; Tris Pharma, United States; UCB, United States; Vintage, United States - Methylphenidate Mylan
Mylan, Denmark; Mylan, Sweden - Methylphenidate Pro Doc
Pro Doc, Canada - Methylphenidate Retard Mylan
Mylan, Belgium - Methylphenidate Sandoz
Sandoz, Cyprus; Sandoz, Denmark; Sandoz, Iceland; Sandoz, Norway; Sandoz, Sweden - Methylphenidathydrochlorid - 1 A Pharma
1 A Pharma, Germany - Methylphenidathydrochlorid Hexal
Hexal, Germany - Methylphenidathydrochlorid-neuraxpharm
neuraxpharm Arzneimittel, Germany - Methylphenidat-Mepha 18mg
Mepha Pharma, Switzerland - Methylphenidat-Mepha 27mg
Mepha Pharma, Switzerland - Methylphenidat-Mepha 36mg
Mepha Pharma, Switzerland - Methylphenidat-Mepha 54mg
Mepha Pharma, Switzerland - Metilfenidato Mylan Pharmaceuticals
Mylan, Spain - Metilfenidato Sandoz
Sandoz, Portugal; Sandoz España, Spain - Metilfenidato Tecnigen
Tecnimede, Spain - Metrans XR
Laboratorios Andromaco, Chile - Metylfenidat Actavis
Actavis, Sweden; Actavis Group, Iceland; Actavis Group, Malta - Metylfenidat Aurora Medical
2care4, Norway - Motiron
Sandoz, Denmark - PMS-Methylphenidate
Pharmascience, Canada - PMS-Methylphenidate ER
Pharmascience, Canada - Prohiper 10
Mersifarma, Indonesia - Quasym LP
Shire, France - Quillichew ER
Pfizer U.S., United States - Quillivant XR
Pfizer U.S., United States - Rephenidate 10mg
Laboratorios Rubi, Israel - Rilatin Modified Release 10mg
Novartis, Luxembourg - Rilatin Modified Release 20mg
Novartis, Luxembourg - Rilatin Modified Release 30mg
Novartis, Luxembourg - Rilatin Modified Release 40mg
Novartis, Luxembourg - Rilatine
Novartis, Belgium - Rilatine 10mg
Novartis, Luxembourg - Ritalin
CIBA, Kuwait; IFET, Greece; Novartis, Chile; Novartis, Czech Republic; Novartis, Denmark; Novartis, Finland; Novartis, Hong Kong; Novartis, Indonesia; Novartis, Ireland; Novartis, Japan; Novartis, Latvia; Novartis, Mexico; Novartis, Malaysia; Novartis, Netherlands; Novartis, Norway; Novartis, New Zealand; Novartis, Oman; Novartis, Sweden; Novartis, Taiwan; Novartis, United States; Novartis, Venezuela; Novartis AH, South Africa; Novartis Farma, Italy; Novartis Healthcare, Philippines; Novartis Healthcare A/S, Iceland; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Canada; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Malta; Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK, United Kingdom; Novartis Singapore, Singapore - Ritalin 1%
Novartis, Japan - Ritalin 10
Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Australia - Ritalin 10 mg
Novartis, Hungary - Ritalin 10mg
Novartis, Israel; Novartis Pharma, Austria; Novartis Pharma, Switzerland; Novartis Pharma, Germany - Ritalin 20mg
Novartis Pharma, Germany - Ritalin 30mg
Novartis Pharma, Germany - Ritalin 40mg
Novartis Pharma, Germany - Ritalin LA
Novartis, Indonesia; Novartis, Ireland; Novartis, Malaysia; Novartis, Netherlands; Novartis, New Zealand; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Australia; Novartis, Hong Kong; Novartis, United States; Novartis Singapore, Singapore - Ritalin LA 10mg
Novartis Pharma, Austria; Novartis Pharma, Switzerland; Novartis Pharma, Germany; Recro Gainesville, Israel - Ritalin LA 20 mg
Novartis, Hungary - Ritalin LA 20mg
Novartis Pharma, Austria; Novartis Pharma, Switzerland; Novartis Pharma, Germany; Recro Gainesville, Israel - Ritalin LA 30mg
Novartis Pharma, Austria; Novartis Pharma, Switzerland; Novartis Pharma, Germany; Recro Gainesville, Israel - Ritalin LA 40mg
Novartis Pharma, Austria; Novartis Pharma, Switzerland; Novartis Pharma, Germany; Recro Gainesville, Israel - Ritalin SR
Novartis, Indonesia; Novartis, New Zealand; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Canada; Novartis Singapore, Singapore - Ritalin SR 20mg
Novartis Pharma, Switzerland; Patheon, Israel - Ritalin Uno
Novartis, Denmark; Novartis Healthcare A/S, Iceland - Ritalin XL modified-release
Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK, United Kingdom - Ritalina
Gramón Bagó, Uruguay; Novartis, Argentina; Novartis, Brazil; Novartis, Ecuador; Novartis, Portugal; Novartis, Paraguay - Ritalina LA
Novartis, Brazil; Novartis, Paraguay - Ritaline
Novartis, France; Novartis, Turkey - Ritaline LP
Novartis, France - Ritalin-SR
Novartis, United States - Rubicrono
Rubio, Spain - Rubifen
AFT, New Zealand; Lab Rubio, Malaysia; Lab Rubio, Singapore; Rubio, Spain; Rubio, Portugal - Rubifen SR
AFT, New Zealand - Sandoz Methylphenidate SR
Sandoz, Canada - Teva-Methylphenidate ER-C
Teva Canada, Canada - Tradea
Psicofarma, Mexico - Xaggitin XL PR
Ethypharm, United Kingdom - Xenidate XL PR
Generics UK, United Kingdom
Glossary
Term | Definition |
---|---|
BAN | British Approved Name |
BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
IS | Inofficial Synonym |
JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
USAN | United States Adopted Name |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
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