Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 2.5 MG Oral Tablet — RxCUI 899557
RxNorm drug concept · Semantic clinical drug
RxCUI 899557
Semantic clinical drug · SCD
● Current RxNorm concept 23 FDA products
39 package NDCs
Snapshot Jul 14, 2026
What you’re looking at: the standardized identity of one medicine, as the U.S. drug-data system sees it. Below — every FDA-listed product, package code, price benchmark, and billing code that maps to it.
🗂️ Key Facts
RxCUI899557
Official nameDexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 2.5 MG Oral Tablet
Concept typeSemantic clinical drug (SCD)
RxNorm statusCurrent RxNorm concept
Also known asdexmethylphenidate HCl 2.5 MG Oral Tablet
FDA products mapped23
Package NDCs mapped39
Reported Medicaid activity (SDUD)457,687 prescriptions · 52 state & territory Medicaid programs · latest period Q4 2025
RxNorm release07/06/2026
Snapshot dataJul 14, 2026
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Our pharmacist-built guide to Dexmethylphenidate: what it is, how it’s used, side effects, and interactions.
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- Dexmethylphenidate is essentially the more active half of methylphenidate — think of it as a more refined version. Regular methylphenidate (like Ritalin) is a mix of two mirror-ima...
- What exactly is dexmethylphenidate and how is it different from regular methylphenidate (Ritalin)?
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🕸️ Concept Web — How Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 2.5 MG Oral Tab... Connects
One RxCUI never lives alone. Follow the path from the raw ingredient down to the exact strength-and-form concepts FDA products carry — every stop is a real RxNorm concept with its own identifier. Hover or focus any chip for what it means.
This page's concept
Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 2.5 MG Oral Tablet
RxCUI 899557 Semantic clinical drug · SCD
Every web starts here: one RxCUI, one fixed meaning in the RxNorm vocabulary.
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Ingredients 2
The active substance itself — no strength, form, or brand attached yet.
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Dexmethylphenidate
352372IN -
Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride
353105PIN
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Dexmethylphenidate
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Brand names 1
The same medicine's trade names. A brand name alone says nothing about strength or form.
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Focalin
352654BN
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Focalin
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Dose forms 13
The ingredient poured into a form — tablet, solution, cream — still without one fixed strength.
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Dexmethylphenidate Oral Tablet
378713SCDF -
Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride Oral Tablet
2648102SCDFP -
Dexmethylphenidate Oral Product
1157802SCDG -
Dexmethylphenidate Pill
1158298SCDG -
Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride Oral Product
2662739SCDGP -
Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride Pill
2659215SCDGP -
Dexmethylphenidate Oral Tablet [Focalin]
369443SBDF -
Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride Oral Tablet [Focalin]
2654625SBDFP - +5 more in this family
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Dexmethylphenidate Oral Tablet
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Clinical & branded drugs 3
Ingredient + strength + dose form. These are the concepts real FDA products actually carry.
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Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 2.5 MG
899556SCDC -
Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 2.5 MG Oral Tablet [Focalin]
899559SBD -
Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 2.5 MG [Focalin]
899558SBDC
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Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 2.5 MG
Showing up to 8 concepts per family — 14 of 19 stored related concepts drawn.
These are official RxNorm vocabulary relationships — how concepts name and organize the same medicine. They do not establish therapeutic equivalence or substitutability: two concepts appearing in one web is never a statement that products can be swapped.
🔀 Generic ⇄ Brand Crosswalk
The same medicine has an unbranded (generic) identity and one or more brand-name identities — each with its own RxCUI. This is a naming relationship in RxNorm, not a statement that any two products are substitutable.
Generic (Clinical) Concepts
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Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 2.5 MG
SCDC · 899556 -
Dexmethylphenidate Oral Tablet
SCDF · 378713 -
Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride Oral Tablet
SCDFP · 2648102 -
Dexmethylphenidate Oral Product
SCDG · 1157802 -
Dexmethylphenidate Pill
SCDG · 1158298 -
Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride Oral Product
SCDGP · 2662739 -
Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride Pill
SCDGP · 2659215
Brand-Name Concepts
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Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 2.5 MG Oral Tablet [Focalin]
SBD · 899559 -
Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 2.5 MG [Focalin]
SBDC · 899558 -
Dexmethylphenidate Oral Tablet [Focalin]
SBDF · 369443 -
Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride Oral Tablet [Focalin]
SBDFP · 2654625 -
Focalin Oral Product
SBDG · 1171880 -
Focalin Pill
SBDG · 1171881 -
Focalin
BN · 352654
📦 FDA Products & Package NDCs
23 products · 39 package NDCs
39 package NDCs map to RxCUI 899557 in the current snapshot — up to 50 per page. Each linked NDC opens its full package page.
| Package NDC | Package | Brand / generic name | Labeler | Marketing start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00078-0381-05 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (0078-0381-05) | Focalin | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | 2001-11-30 |
| 10702-0106-01 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (10702-106-01) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | KVK-TECH, INC | 2015-12-04 |
| 10702-0107-01 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (10702-107-01) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | KVK-TECH, INC | 2015-12-04 |
| 10702-0108-01 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (10702-108-01) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | KVK-TECH, INC | 2015-12-04 |
| 27808-0091-01 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (27808-091-01) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | Cranbury Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 2001-11-30 |
| 27808-0092-01 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (27808-092-01) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | Cranbury Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 2001-11-30 |
| 27808-0093-01 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (27808-093-01) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | Cranbury Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 2001-11-30 |
| 43386-0860-01 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (43386-860-01) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | Lupin Pharmaceuticals,Inc. | 2015-12-04 |
| 43386-0861-01 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (43386-861-01) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | Lupin Pharmaceuticals,Inc. | 2015-12-04 |
| 43386-0862-01 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (43386-862-01) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | Lupin Pharmaceuticals,Inc. | 2015-12-04 |
| 57664-0376-08 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (57664-376-08) | Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. | 2013-09-26 |
| 57664-0376-13 | 500 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (57664-376-13) | Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. | 2013-09-26 |
| 57664-0376-18 | 1000 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (57664-376-18) | Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. | 2013-09-26 |
| 57664-0376-83 | 30 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (57664-376-83) | Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. | 2013-09-26 |
| 57664-0376-88 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (57664-376-88) | Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. | 2013-09-26 |
| 57664-0378-08 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (57664-378-08) | Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. | 2013-09-26 |
| 57664-0378-13 | 500 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (57664-378-13) | Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. | 2013-09-26 |
| 57664-0378-18 | 1000 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (57664-378-18) | Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. | 2013-09-26 |
| 57664-0378-83 | 30 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (57664-378-83) | Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. | 2013-09-26 |
| 57664-0378-88 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (57664-378-88) | Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. | 2013-09-26 |
| 57664-0379-08 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (57664-379-08) | Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. | 2013-09-26 |
| 57664-0379-13 | 500 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (57664-379-13) | Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. | 2013-09-26 |
| 57664-0379-18 | 1000 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (57664-379-18) | Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. | 2013-09-26 |
| 57664-0379-83 | 30 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (57664-379-83) | Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. | 2013-09-26 |
| 57664-0379-88 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (57664-379-88) | Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. | 2013-09-26 |
| 63629-2305-01 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (63629-2305-1) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | Bryant Ranch Prepack | 2021-12-22 |
| 66758-0250-01 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (66758-250-01) | Focalin | Sandoz Inc | 2024-08-16 |
| 66758-0251-01 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (66758-251-01) | Focalin | Sandoz Inc | 2025-03-01 |
| 66758-0252-01 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (66758-252-01) | Focalin | Sandoz Inc | 2024-07-12 |
| 67877-0655-01 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (67877-655-01) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | Ascend Laboratories, LLC | 2019-07-21 |
| 67877-0655-05 | 500 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (67877-655-05) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | Ascend Laboratories, LLC | 2019-07-21 |
| 67877-0655-30 | 30 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (67877-655-30) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | Ascend Laboratories, LLC | 2019-07-21 |
| 67877-0656-01 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (67877-656-01) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | Ascend Laboratories, LLC | 2019-07-21 |
| 67877-0656-05 | 500 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (67877-656-05) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | Ascend Laboratories, LLC | 2019-07-21 |
| 67877-0656-30 | 30 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (67877-656-30) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | Ascend Laboratories, LLC | 2019-07-21 |
| 67877-0657-01 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (67877-657-01) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | Ascend Laboratories, LLC | 2019-07-21 |
| 67877-0657-05 | 500 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (67877-657-05) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | Ascend Laboratories, LLC | 2019-07-21 |
| 67877-0657-30 | 30 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (67877-657-30) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | Ascend Laboratories, LLC | 2019-07-21 |
| 72162-1284-01 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72162-1284-1) | Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride | Bryant Ranch Prepack | 2024-02-01 |
Observed labelers:
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. (15) ·
Ascend Laboratories, LLC (9) ·
Cranbury Pharmaceuticals, LLC (3) ·
KVK-TECH, INC (3) ·
Lupin Pharmaceuticals,Inc. (3) ·
Sandoz Inc (3)
· +2 more — this is the FDA-listed mapping footprint, not sales, inventory, availability, or market share.
🗃️ Sources & Limits
Atlas generation902fddb9-e9c1-4004-bf4c-dba4d51037c7
openFDA export observedJul 14, 2026
RxNorm release07/06/2026
Methodology2026-07-full-catalog-v1
- A shared RxCUI does not prove interchangeability. Products mapped to the same concept are not thereby equivalent or substitutable — equivalence is a separate, product-level determination.
- Listing here does not establish approval or coverage. Appearing in this snapshot is a data observation, not an FDA approval status or a payer coverage decision.
- Missing data never means zero. A silent dataset (no price, no billing code, no utilization) means no observation — not that the real-world value is zero.
- Counts describe the mapping footprint. Product, package, and labeler counts are the FDA-listed mapping footprint in this snapshot — not sales, inventory, availability, or market share.
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