Focalin

Product NDC
66758-250
11-digit product format
667580250
Labeler code
66758
Product ID
66758-250_b5989bf2-41d3-4bd9-82aa-d89923911cd1
Type
HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Nonproprietary name
dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride
Dosage form
TABLET
Route
ORAL
Labeler
Sandoz Inc
Application
NDA021278
Marketing category
NDA
Marketing start
2001-11-30
Marketing end
2027-09-30
Substance
DEXMETHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE
Active strength
2.5 mg/1
Pharmacologic classes
Central Nervous System Stimulant [EPC], Central Nervous System Stimulation [PE]
DEA schedule
CII
NDC exclude flag
No
Current FDA listing
Yes

Source provenance: Browse the complete Orange Book source catalog · source snapshot 43.

Orange Book products#

Current product rows page 1 of 1 · 3 matching rows.

Application-product, Trade name, Ingredient table
Application-productTrade nameIngredientStrengthDosage form / routeTE codesRLD / RSApproval date
N021278-001FOCALINDEXMETHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE2.5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-13
N021278-002FOCALINDEXMETHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-13
N021278-003FOCALINDEXMETHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE10MGTABLET / ORALABRLD, RS2001-11-13

Therapeutic equivalence codes#

Current TE-code rows page 1 of 1 · 3 matching rows.

Application-product, TE code table
Application-productTE code
N021278-001AB
N021278-002AB
N021278-003AB

Observed Orange Book product history#

Observed FDA ZIP history: Each table is queried independently by exact application/product key from successfully parsed Orange Book snapshots. Capture times identify archived source observations; absence or a change between snapshots is not inferred. FDA publication files that were not recoverable as structured ZIP data are not represented as states.

Product history page 1 of 4 · 129 observed states.

Captured, Edition, Application-product table
CapturedEditionApplication-productTrade nameStrengthDosage form / routeProduct TE source textRLD / RSApproval dateSource SHA-256
2026-09-14 22:38:342026-08N021278-001FOCALIN2.5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-1384e616aacf4f…
2026-09-14 22:38:342026-08N021278-002FOCALIN5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-1384e616aacf4f…
2026-09-14 22:38:342026-08N021278-003FOCALIN10MGTABLET / ORALABRLD, RS2001-11-1384e616aacf4f…
2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07N021278-001FOCALIN2.5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-13caaa826d4ba7…
2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07N021278-002FOCALIN5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-13caaa826d4ba7…
2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07N021278-003FOCALIN10MGTABLET / ORALABRLD, RS2001-11-13caaa826d4ba7…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02N021278-001FOCALIN2.5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-13011fe1cb6892…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02N021278-002FOCALIN5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-13011fe1cb6892…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02N021278-003FOCALIN10MGTABLET / ORALABRLD, RS2001-11-13011fe1cb6892…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12N021278-001FOCALIN2.5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-1331067a03dcf5…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12N021278-002FOCALIN5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-1331067a03dcf5…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12N021278-003FOCALIN10MGTABLET / ORALABRLD, RS2001-11-1331067a03dcf5…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08N021278-001FOCALIN2.5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-136a471c1ec25d…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08N021278-002FOCALIN5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-136a471c1ec25d…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08N021278-003FOCALIN10MGTABLET / ORALABRLD, RS2001-11-136a471c1ec25d…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03N021278-001FOCALIN2.5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-13fd3edfee7708…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03N021278-002FOCALIN5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-13fd3edfee7708…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03N021278-003FOCALIN10MGTABLET / ORALABRLD, RS2001-11-13fd3edfee7708…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02N021278-001FOCALIN2.5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-13b8a1b40f171c…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02N021278-002FOCALIN5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-13b8a1b40f171c…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02N021278-003FOCALIN10MGTABLET / ORALABRLD, RS2001-11-13b8a1b40f171c…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01N021278-001FOCALIN2.5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-1303ed91905a0d…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01N021278-002FOCALIN5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-1303ed91905a0d…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01N021278-003FOCALIN10MGTABLET / ORALABRLD, RS2001-11-1303ed91905a0d…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12N021278-001FOCALIN2.5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-132680178bc6a6…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12N021278-002FOCALIN5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-132680178bc6a6…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12N021278-003FOCALIN10MGTABLET / ORALABRLD, RS2001-11-132680178bc6a6…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09N021278-001FOCALIN2.5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-135bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09N021278-002FOCALIN5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-135bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09N021278-003FOCALIN10MGTABLET / ORALABRLD, RS2001-11-135bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-11N021278-001FOCALIN2.5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-13d8e5a09893c0…
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-11N021278-002FOCALIN5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-13d8e5a09893c0…
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-11N021278-003FOCALIN10MGTABLET / ORALABRLD, RS2001-11-13d8e5a09893c0…
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC2024-10N021278-001FOCALIN2.5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-13d06236e962d9…
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC2024-10N021278-002FOCALIN5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-13d06236e962d9…
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC2024-10N021278-003FOCALIN10MGTABLET / ORALABRLD, RS2001-11-13d06236e962d9…
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-08N021278-001FOCALIN2.5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-1379d66fd596c7…
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-08N021278-002FOCALIN5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-1379d66fd596c7…
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-08N021278-003FOCALIN10MGTABLET / ORALABRLD, RS2001-11-1379d66fd596c7…
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-07N021278-001FOCALIN2.5MGTABLET / ORALABRLD2001-11-13301d65b070ca…

Observed Orange Book normalized TE history#

Normalized TE history page 1 of 4 · 129 observed states.

Captured, Edition, Application-product table
CapturedEditionApplication-productTE codeOrderSource SHA-256
2026-09-14 22:38:342026-08N021278-001AB184e616aacf4f…
2026-09-14 22:38:342026-08N021278-002AB184e616aacf4f…
2026-09-14 22:38:342026-08N021278-003AB184e616aacf4f…
2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07N021278-001AB1caaa826d4ba7…
2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07N021278-002AB1caaa826d4ba7…
2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07N021278-003AB1caaa826d4ba7…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02N021278-001AB1011fe1cb6892…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02N021278-002AB1011fe1cb6892…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02N021278-003AB1011fe1cb6892…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12N021278-001AB131067a03dcf5…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12N021278-002AB131067a03dcf5…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12N021278-003AB131067a03dcf5…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08N021278-001AB16a471c1ec25d…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08N021278-002AB16a471c1ec25d…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08N021278-003AB16a471c1ec25d…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03N021278-001AB1fd3edfee7708…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03N021278-002AB1fd3edfee7708…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03N021278-003AB1fd3edfee7708…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02N021278-001AB1b8a1b40f171c…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02N021278-002AB1b8a1b40f171c…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02N021278-003AB1b8a1b40f171c…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01N021278-001AB103ed91905a0d…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01N021278-002AB103ed91905a0d…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01N021278-003AB103ed91905a0d…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12N021278-001AB12680178bc6a6…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12N021278-002AB12680178bc6a6…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12N021278-003AB12680178bc6a6…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09N021278-001AB15bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09N021278-002AB15bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09N021278-003AB15bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-11N021278-001AB1d8e5a09893c0…
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-11N021278-002AB1d8e5a09893c0…
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-11N021278-003AB1d8e5a09893c0…
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC2024-10N021278-001AB1d06236e962d9…
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC2024-10N021278-002AB1d06236e962d9…
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC2024-10N021278-003AB1d06236e962d9…
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-08N021278-001AB179d66fd596c7…
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-08N021278-002AB179d66fd596c7…
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-08N021278-003AB179d66fd596c7…
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-07N021278-001AB1301d65b070ca…

Reported adverse events (FAERS/openFDA)#

Adverse event summaries are temporarily unavailable. Other product information remains available.

Additional Listing Data#

Finished product
Yes
Brand name base
Focalin

Active Ingredients#

Ingredient, Strength table
IngredientStrength
DEXMETHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE2.5 mg/1

Harmonized UNII identifiers#

UNII identifiers page 1 of 1 · 1 matching rows.

Identifier, FDA.report destination table
IdentifierFDA.report destination
1678OK0E08Internal UNII lookup

Harmonized RxCUI identifiers#

RxCUI identifiers page 1 of 1 · 6 matching rows.

Identifier, FDA.report destination table
IdentifierFDA.report destination
899518Internal RxNorm lookup
899519Internal RxNorm lookup
899548Internal RxNorm lookup
899549Internal RxNorm lookup
899557Internal RxNorm lookup
899559Internal RxNorm lookup

Harmonized SPL set identifiers#

SPL set identifiers page 1 of 1 · 1 matching rows.

Identifier, FDA.report destination table
IdentifierFDA.report destination
2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6dAvailable on FDA.report

DailyMed Product Concepts#

Product concept, Relation, Version table
Product conceptRelationVersionEffective
1ff349b0-f325-4585-9c0d-7dc58eb1bc1bProduct name120210818
7d5b6b15-5a1e-e1e5-992d-90d0701572adProduct name920210511
ccfbb2ac-2915-4b21-1d79-8a93f773e70fProduct name920200714

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDCProductDescriptionFormQuantityStrengthSPL version
66758-250-01Focalin100 in 1 BOTTLETABLET1002

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
66758-250-01EA - Each66758-25021cc7e46-c542-4f3b-b659-e6f09d64fc6b12024-11-05

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDCDashboard titleSPL versionValidationDashboard ZIP
66758-250FOCALIN (DEXMETHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE) TABLET [SANDOZ INC]1Current NDC, 1 package rows20240711_2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d.zip

openFDA label cross-check#

OpenFDA label data provides additional search and identifier links. DailyMed’s Structured Product Label is the canonical label on FDA.report. Matching records are deduplicated before they are shown below.

Matched openFDA labels page 1 of 1 · 1 matching rows.

Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
FocalinDEXMETHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDESandoz Inc2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2024-05-30Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactionsExact identifier
application applno (NDA): 021278
application number: NDA021278
ndc (product): 66758-250

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUIRxNorm stringTTYDailyMedSPL version
899548dexmethylphenidate HCl 10 MG Oral TabletPSN2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2
899557dexmethylphenidate HCl 2.5 MG Oral TabletPSN2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2
899518dexmethylphenidate HCl 5 MG Oral TabletPSN2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2
899549Focalin 10 MG Oral TabletPSN2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2
899559Focalin 2.5 MG Oral TabletPSN2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2
899519Focalin 5 MG Oral TabletPSN2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2
899549dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 10 MG Oral Tablet [Focalin]SBD2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2
899559dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 2.5 MG Oral Tablet [Focalin]SBD2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2
899519dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 5 MG Oral Tablet [Focalin]SBD2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2
899548dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 10 MG Oral TabletSCD2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2
899557dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 2.5 MG Oral TabletSCD2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2
899518dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 5 MG Oral TabletSCD2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2
899549Focalin (dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 10 MG) Oral TabletSY2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2
899559Focalin (dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 2.5 MG) Oral TabletSY2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2
899549Focalin 10 MG Oral TabletSY2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2
899559Focalin 2.5 MG Oral TabletSY2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2
899519Focalin 5 MG Oral TabletSY2016f5c2-95d2-4655-af65-c588c2bf5e6d2

Packages#

Package NDC, 11-digit format, Description table
Package NDC11-digit formatDescriptionUnitsMarketing startMarketing endSampleExclude flagStatus
66758-250-0166758025001100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (66758-250-01) 100 tablet2024-08-162027-07-31NoNoHistorical