Methylphenidate
Film, Extended Release · trading as Methylphenidate Transdermal System
Current Active — Day 440
High impact — Only one manufacturer supplies this drug; any disruption leaves no immediate alternative source.
FDA shortage record
- Substance
- Methylphenidate
- Brand name
- Methylphenidate Transdermal System
- Manufacturers / suppliers
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- PADAGIS US LLC
- Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Dosage form
- Film, Extended Release
- Presentation
- Methylphenidate, Film, Extended Release, 10 mg (NDC 0574-2410-65)
- Route(s)
- TRANSDERMAL
- Therapeutic category
- Psychiatry
- Package NDC
0574-2410-65- Initially posted
- 02/28/2025
- Days on shortage list
- 440
- Current FDA status
- Current
- Shortage entries (current dataset)
- 1 record for Methylphenidate
Reason and context
Available. Distributed by Padagis US LLC
Manufacturer contact
Per the FDA record, the manufacturer's contact for supply inquiries is 800-455-8070.
If you're affected by this shortage
- Talk to your prescribing clinician or pharmacist about therapeutic alternatives. Do not switch medications on your own.
- Ask your pharmacy to check supply across multiple wholesalers and other branches.
- Check current pharmacy pricing and availability via GoodRx (affiliate link).
- Report a continuing supply problem to FDA via the FDA Drug Shortages contact form.
Sources
- FDA Drug Shortages database, accessed via the openFDA Drug Shortages API.
- FDA Structured Product Label (SPL set ID
7bcff873-1fc2-45bc-a8e4-5db4edeb9bfb). - FDA UNII identifier:
207ZZ9QZ49. - See the Drug Shortage Tracker methodology for sourcing, update cadence, normalization rules, and limits.
Important
This page reproduces publicly available FDA shortage data for informational purposes only. It is not medical advice and does not establish a clinician-patient relationship. Shortage status changes frequently; verify directly with your pharmacist or the FDA Drug Shortages site before making any treatment decision.