Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride and Trihexyphenidyl Hydrochloride

• Generic Name: dexmethylphenidate
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Focalin, Focalin XR

Treatment of ADHD, alone or combined with behavioral treatment, as an adjunct to psychological, educational, social, and other remedial measures in carefully selected children ≥6 years of age, adolescents, and adults.

• Generic Name: trihexyphenidyl
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Artane, Trihexane

Adjunctive treatment of all forms of parkinsonian syndrome.

May reduce the frequency and duration of oculogyric crises, salivation, spastic contractions, and dyskinesia, and relieve mental inertia and depression characteristic of all forms of parkinsonian syndrome.

Control of extrapyramidal reactions induced by antipsychotic agents (e.g., phenothiazines, thioxanthenes).