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

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.