Quick answers
- What is TaperDex 12-day?
- TaperDex 12-day is a brand name of Dexamethasone, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 1 TaperDex 12-day product in 1 strength and form.
- Who makes TaperDex 12-day?
- Key Therap holds the FDA application for TaperDex 12-day (ANDA088237, approved April 28, 1983).
- Is there a generic or store brand of TaperDex 12-day?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 18 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a TaperDex 12-day product, 18 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has TaperDex 12-day been recalled?
- No recall linked to TaperDex 12-day products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What TaperDex 12-day is
Each TaperDex 12-day 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.
Dexamethasone · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| dexamethasone 1.5 mg tablet (oral) | TaperDex 12-day | 18 products, 13 companies | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Dexamethasone →
FDA approval
- ANDA: Abbreviated New Drug Application: how a generic version is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDA088237 | Key Therap | April 28, 1983 | 1 |
Companies that list TaperDex 12-day
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of TaperDex 12-day products.
- Proficient Rx LP1 product
Recalls
No recall linked to TaperDex 12-day 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.