Quick answers
- What is Purified Cortrophin Gel?
- Purified Cortrophin Gel is a brand name of Repository corticotropin, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 2 Purified Cortrophin Gel products in 2 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Purified Cortrophin Gel?
- Ani Pharms holds the FDA application for Purified Cortrophin Gel (NDA008975, approved June 16, 1954).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Purified Cortrophin Gel?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 4 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Purified Cortrophin Gel product. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Purified Cortrophin Gel been recalled?
- No recall linked to Purified Cortrophin Gel products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Purified Cortrophin Gel is
Each Purified Cortrophin Gel 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.
Repository corticotropin · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| corticotropin 80 USP units/mL injection (subcutaneous) | Purified Cortrophin Gel | 2 products, 1 company | — |
| corticotropin 80 USP units/mL injection (intramuscular, subcutaneous) | Purified Cortrophin Gel | 2 products, 1 company | — |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Repository corticotropin →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA008975 | Ani Pharms | June 16, 1954 | 2 |
Companies that list Purified Cortrophin Gel
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Purified Cortrophin Gel products.
- ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2 products
Recalls
No recall linked to Purified Cortrophin Gel products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Next steps
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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.