Trimeprazine: uses, dosing, side effects & brands
Trimeprazine 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
- Syrup · Tablet · Capsule, extended release
- Sold as
- 2 products — Trimeprazine Tartrate and Temaril
- Prescription?
- Prescription only
- Generic available?
- Yes
Every trimeprazine 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 | Syrup | No data | — | View → | |
| 2 | Not yet rated | Prescription | Syrup | No data | — | View → |
What people report to the FDA about trimeprazine
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) collects reports from patients and clinicians. It holds 241 reports naming trimeprazine, 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:
- fall24 reports
- abnormal behaviour20 reports
- somnolence17 reports
- agitation14 reports
- pyrexia14 reports
- renal failure acute13 reports
- confusional state12 reports
- hyponatraemia11 reports
Read these as a signal, not a rate. A report does not mean trimeprazine 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 26, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
Can you take trimeprazine 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 trimeprazine 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 trimeprazine sold under?
We track 2 trimeprazine-containing products in the U.S.: Trimeprazine Tartrate and Temaril. They are the same active ingredient; they differ in form, manufacturer, price and FDA recall record.
What forms does trimeprazine come in?
Across the brands we track, trimeprazine is currently marketed as syrup, tablet and capsule, extended release, 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 trimeprazine?
Yes. Our catalog lists 1 generic trimeprazine 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
- APA
- pharmaranks. (2026, July 24). Trimeprazine: uses, dosing, side effects & brands. https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/trimeprazine
- MLA
- “Trimeprazine: uses, dosing, side effects & brands.” pharmaranks, 24 July 2026, https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/trimeprazine.
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 trimeprazine on DailyMed (NIH) ↗.