Quick answers
- What is Tigan?
- Tigan is a brand name of Trimethobenzamide hydrochloride, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 2 Tigan products in 1 strength and form.
- Who makes Tigan?
- PH Health holds the FDA application for Tigan (NDA017530, approved July 12, 1974). 1 other company (repackagers or distributors) also list Tigan products.
- Is there a generic or store brand of Tigan?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 2 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Tigan product, 1 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Tigan been recalled?
- No recall linked to Tigan products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Tigan is
Each Tigan 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.
Trimethobenzamide hydrochloride · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| trimethobenzamide hydrochloride 100 mg/mL injection (intramuscular) | Tigan | 2 products, 2 companies | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Trimethobenzamide hydrochloride →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA017530 | PH Health | July 12, 1974 | 2 |
Companies that list Tigan
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Tigan products.
- Par Health USA, LLC1 product
- Henry Schein, Inc1 product
Recalls
No recall linked to Tigan 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.