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Active substance

Metamfetamine

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US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
DESOXYN5MGtablet · oralAJENAT PHARMSPrescription31 Dec 1943
METHAMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE5MGtablet · oralDR REDDYS LABS SAPrescription21 Apr 2010
METHAMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE5MGtablet · oralHIKMA PHARMSPrescription17 Nov 2015
DESOXYN10MG; 5MG; 15MGtablet, extended release · oralAJENAT PHARMSDiscontinued31 Dec 1943
METHAMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE5MG; 10MGtablet · oralREXARDiscontinued19 Jan 1976
METHAMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE5MGtablet · oralABLEDiscontinued25 Feb 2004
METHAMPEX10MGtablet · oralTEVADiscontinued
METHAMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE5MGtablet · oralTEVADiscontinued

Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
US NADACMETHAMPHETAMINE 5 MG TABLET$5.0978per EA23 Sep 2026

NADAC: average price US retail pharmacies pay to buy the medicine. NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA: basic price reimbursed to pharmacies in England and Wales.

Safety signals and safety-related labeling changes

  • US FDA 24 Sep 2024 DESOXYN — safety-related labeling change
    Labeling sections changed: Boxed Warning; Contraindications; Warnings and Precautions; Adverse Reactions; Drug Interactions; Use in Specific Populations; Patient Counseling Information / Patient Information / Medication Guide

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Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.