BASICS
Medication Safety Issues
Sound-alike/look-alike issues:
- Metadate CD® may be confused with Metadate® ER
- Metadate® ER may be confused with Metadate CD®, methadone
- Methylphenidate may be confused with methadone
- Ritalin® may be confused with Ismelin®, Rifadin®, ritodrine
- Ritalin LA® may be confused with Ritalin-SR®
- Ritalin-SR® may be confused with Ritalin LA®
Pronunciation
(meth il FEN i date)
Generic Available
Yes: Immediate release tablet, extended release tablet, sustained release tablet
U.S. Brand Names
- Concerta®
- Daytrana™
- Metadate CD®
- Metadate® ER
- Methylin®
- Methylin® ER
- Ritalin LA®
- Ritalin-SR®
- Ritalin®
Canadian Brand Names
- Apo-Methylphenidate®
- Apo-Methylphenidate® SR
- Biphentin®
- Concerta®
- Novo-Methylphenidate ER-C
- PHL-Methylphenidate
- PMS-Methylphenidate
- ratio-Methylphenidate
- Ritalin®
- Ritalin® SR
- Sandoz-Methylphenidate SR
Therapeutic Categories
- Central Nervous System Stimulant
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