methylphenidate
Drug Name | Form | Strength | Formulary Unrestricted | Formulary Restricted | Non-formulary | Interchange |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metadate CD | CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE | 10 mg/24 hr | ||||
Metadate CD | CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE | 20 mg/24 hr | ||||
Ritalin | TABLET | 5 mg | ||||
Concerta | TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE | 18 mg/24 hr | ||||
Concerta | TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE | 27 mg/24 hr | ||||
Concerta | TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE | 36 mg/24 hr |
Generic equivalents of the products listed in the below table are on formulary:
Brand Name
Dose
Form
Duration of Action
Ritalin
5 mg
10 mg
20 mg
Immediate Release Tablet
3-4 hours
Metadate CD
10 mg
20 mg
30 mg
Extended Release Capsule
9-12 hours
Concerta
18 mg
27 mg
36 mg
54 mg
Extended Release Tablet
10-16 hours
Therapeutic interchange to a formulary product:
Methylin 5mg = methylphenidate 5mg IR tablet
Methylin 10mg = methylphenidate 5mg IR tablet
Metadate ER 20mg, Aptensio XR 15mg and Aptension XR 20mg = methylphenidate 18mg ER tablet (Concerta)
Aptensio XR 30mg = methylphenidate 27mg ER tablet (Concerta)
Aptensio XR 40mg = methylphenidate 36mg ER tablet (Concerta)
Aptensio XR 50mg or Aptensio XR 60mg = methylphenidate 54mg ER tablet (Concerta)