Glutethimide: uses, dosing, side effects & brands
Glutethimide is a medicine sold in the U.S. under 2 brand and generic names. Below: what the FDA label says, every product that contains it, what the pills look like, and its recall record.
Key facts
- Available as
- Tablet · Capsule
- Sold as
- 2 products — Doriden and Glutethimide
- Prescription?
- Prescription only
- Generic available?
- Yes
Every glutethimide product we track (2)
Same active ingredient — different manufacturer, form, price and FDA recall record. That last one is what our independent score measures.
| # | Drug | Rating | Type | Form | Generic? | Pharmacy pays | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70/100 | Prescription | Tablet | No data | — | View → | |
| 2 | 70/100 | Prescription | Tablet | No data | — | View → |
What people report to the FDA about glutethimide
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) collects reports from patients and clinicians. It holds 13 reports naming glutethimide, and the FDA flagged 100% of those reports as serious. The effects reported most often — leaving out reports about overdose, misuse or the condition being treated, which dominate the raw list for common medicines:
- autism spectrum disorder8 reports
- foetal exposure during pregnancy7 reports
- arthralgia1 reports
- catatonia1 reports
- coma1 reports
- crohn^s disease1 reports
- hypoaesthesia1 reports
- liver injury1 reports
Read these as a signal, not a rate. A report does not mean glutethimide caused the effect — anyone can file one, and many describe people taking several medicines for several conditions. Crucially there is no denominator: FAERS does not record how many people took the drug, so these counts cannot be turned into “X% of patients” — a bigger number often just means a more widely used or more talked-about drug. Duplicates exist, and publicity drives reporting. For what is actually established, read the FDA label section above.
Source: openFDA drug/event (FAERS), retrieved July 25, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
Can you take glutethimide with other medicines?
It depends on the medicine. We check it against the FDA labels rather than guessing: our interaction checker searches each drug's own label for the other and quotes what it says, naming the section it came from. Run glutethimide against whatever else you take — and remember that a label not naming a drug is not the same as that combination being safe.
What brand names is glutethimide sold under?
We track 2 glutethimide-containing products in the U.S.: Doriden and Glutethimide. They are the same active ingredient; they differ in form, manufacturer, price and FDA recall record.
What forms does glutethimide come in?
Across the brands we track, glutethimide is currently marketed as tablet and capsule, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory. Each form is dosed differently — follow the label for the exact product you were prescribed.
Is there a generic glutethimide?
Yes. Our catalog lists 1 generic glutethimide product alongside the brand versions. A generic has the same active ingredient and must meet the FDA's bioequivalence standard; it usually costs less. Ask your pharmacist which one your plan covers.
Cite this page
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- pharmaranks. (2026, July 24). Glutethimide: uses, dosing, side effects & brands. https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/glutethimide
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- “Glutethimide: uses, dosing, side effects & brands.” pharmaranks, 24 July 2026, https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/glutethimide.
We summarise public FDA and NIH sources — for a clinical claim, cite the primary source we link to as well.
Sources: FDA openFDA drug label, National Drug Code Directory, and Enforcement (recall) database. This page reproduces public FDA data and is not medical advice. Dosing is set by your prescriber.
Read the full FDA label for glutethimide on DailyMed (NIH) ↗.