 [ Symptoms ] my 8 year old son currently takes 10 mg metadate cd our insurance suggested we switch to focalin xr is this a generic [ Disease ] focalin xr and metadate cd are brand medications of methylphenidate in the sibling analogy they are considered twins  with metadate cd you get both twins and with focalin you get the stronger of the twins only if your insurance company is covering focalin xr over metadate your son should be ok with the switch due to the formulation focalin xr is more potent than metadate and may require a lower dose focalin xr and medatate cd are in a different class than adderall xr which is mixed amphetamine salts or amphetamine and dextroamphetamine