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Meperidine Hydrochloride

Brands: Demerol · Meperidine Hydrochloride

1 ACTIVE SUPPLIER — US
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US4 NDCs
1 active makers
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ATCN02AB02
RxCUI (US)6754
US makers1 labelers
Packages4
DEA / ScheduleCII

Medicaid dispensing volumeSDUD · per quarter

Prescriptions dispensed under Medicaid (fee-for-service + managed care), summed nationally. The closest free proxy to sales volume — Medicaid only, not all-payer.

6301.3K1.9K2.5K2025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q1
368
Rx · 2026 Q1
1.3K
Units dispensed
-83%
Rx vs. year ago
5
Quarters · since 2025 Q1

Who makes it1 active · 0 exited

US labelers as registered with FDA. Repackagers relabel another company's product; share* is of listed packages, not sales.

LabelerTypePackagesStatus
Hospira, Inc.unknown4SUPPLYING

Regulatory & supply eventsFDA · US

Shortages, recalls, and registration changes attached to this drug concept.

  • May 30, 2025
    SHORTAGEDrug shortage: Meperidine Hydrochloride Injection (Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company)

    Meperidine Hydrochloride Injection — reported in shortage by Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company. Therapeutic category: Analgesia/Addiction.