Quick answers
- What is Nipride Rtu?
- Nipride Rtu is a brand name of Sodium nitroprusside, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 2 Nipride Rtu products in 2 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Nipride Rtu?
- Exela Pharma holds the FDA application for Nipride Rtu (NDA209387, approved March 8, 2017).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Nipride Rtu?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 3 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Nipride Rtu product, 3 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Nipride Rtu been recalled?
- No recall linked to Nipride Rtu products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Nipride Rtu is
Each Nipride Rtu product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Sodium nitroprusside · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| sodium nitroprusside 0.2 mg/mL injection, solution (intravenous) | Nipride Rtu | 2 products, 1 company | DailyMed |
| sodium nitroprusside 0.5 mg/mL injection, solution (intravenous) | Nipride Rtu | 1 product, 1 company | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Sodium nitroprusside →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA209387 | Exela Pharma | March 8, 2017 | 2 |
Companies that list Nipride Rtu
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Nipride Rtu products.
- Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC2 products
Recalls
No recall linked to Nipride Rtu products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.