FDA Orange Book · active-ingredient family
Methadone hydrochloride
Methadone hydrochloride is approved as 6 brand and 28 generic applications in the FDA Orange Book, with their therapeutic-equivalence codes, listed patents, and marketing exclusivity.
Reference-listed drug:METHADOSE · NDA 017116
6
Brand (NDA)
28
Generics (ANDA)
0
Listed patents
0
Exclusivity periods
Brand (NDA) products · concentrate, injectable, powder, solution, syrup, tablet, tablet, dispersible, tablet, effervescent, tablet, for suspension
| Product | Applicant | Application | TE | Approved | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METHADOSERLD | SPECGX LLC | NDA 017116 | AA | Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDERLD | MYLAN INSTITUTIONAL | NDA 021624 | AP | Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982 | |
| DOLOPHINE HYDROCHLORIDERLD×3 | HIKMA | NDA 006134 | — | Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDERLD | HIKMA | NDA 017058 | AA | Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE×3 | MALLINCKRODT INC | NDA 006383 | — | Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982 | |
| WESTADONE×4 | SANDOZ | NDA 017108 | — | Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982 |
Generic (ANDA) products (28)
| Product | Applicant | Application | TE | Approved | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE | HIKMA | ANDA 218609 | AP | May 05, 2025 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE | BRECKENRIDGE | ANDA 218252 | AP | Dec 16, 2024 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE | LANNETT CO INC | ANDA 212094 | — | Mar 03, 2021 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE | LANNETT CO INC | ANDA 212093 | AA | Nov 02, 2020 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE×2 | THEPHARMANETWORK LLC | ANDA 090635 | AA | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE | VISTAPHARM LLC | ANDA 204166 | AA | Mar 16, 2020 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE×2 | SPECGX LLC | ANDA 207537 | AA | Oct 02, 2019 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE | SPECGX LLC | ANDA 207368 | AA | Aug 22, 2019 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE×2 | ASCENT PHARMS INC | ANDA 211228 | AA | Jan 03, 2019 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE×2 | ELITE LABS INC | ANDA 210484 | AA | Aug 02, 2018 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE×2 | SUN PHARM INDUSTRIES | ANDA 208305 | — | Mar 30, 2018 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE | LONG GROVE PHARMS | ANDA 208306 | AP | Oct 27, 2017 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE×2 | AUROLIFE PHARMA LLC | ANDA 203502 | AA | Aug 31, 2015 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE×2 | EPIC PHARMA LLC | ANDA 090065 | AA | Aug 18, 2015 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE×2 | VISTAPHARM LLC | ANDA 090707 | AA | Jun 30, 2010 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE | SPECGX LLC | ANDA 077142 | AA | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE×2 | SPECGX LLC | ANDA 040517 | AA | Apr 27, 2004 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE×2 | VISTAPHARM LLC | ANDA 040241 | — | May 29, 1998 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE | HIKMA | ANDA 040180 | AA | Apr 30, 1998 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE | VISTAPHARM LLC | ANDA 075082 | AA | Mar 25, 1998 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE | ROXANE | ANDA 074081 | — | Apr 28, 1995 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE | VISTAPHARM LLC | ANDA 040088 | AA | Nov 30, 1994 | |
| METHADOSE | SPECGX LLC | ANDA 074184 | AA | Apr 29, 1993 | |
| METHADOSE×2 | SPECGX LLC | ANDA 040050 | — | Apr 15, 1993 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE INTENSOL | HIKMA | ANDA 089897 | AA | Sep 06, 1988 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE×2 | HIKMA | ANDA 088109 | AA | Mar 08, 1983 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDERLD | HIKMA | ANDA 087997 | AA | Aug 30, 1982 | |
| METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDERLD | HIKMA | ANDA 087393 | AA | Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982 |
Listed patents
No patents are listed against this product in the Orange Book. Listed patents reflect those the NDA holder submits under 21 U.S.C. 355 and are not exhaustive.
Methadone hydrochloride — frequently asked questions
Generics, reference-listed drug, patents, and exclusivity for this active ingredient, from the FDA Orange Book.

