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Emend

aprepitant · Kit · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

NDC 00006-3862-03 · 1 KIT in 1 DOSE PACK * 1 CAPSULE in 1 CAPSULE * 1 CAPSULE in 1 CAPSULE · NDA · View full market →

The short version

6 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. The price is up 8% over the past year, to $246.02 per unit. A Class II recall hit this product in the past year (Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC).

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One drug, every price

The same NDC has different prices depending on who is paying. Units differ between rungs — compare within a rung over time, not rung against rung, unless the units match.

ⓘ How this was built
Data sources
  • CMS NADAC (pharmacy acquisition, weekly)
  • CMS Part B ASP quarterly payment limits
  • CMS Maximum Fair Prices (IRA negotiated, NDC-level)
  • Medicare Part D Spending by Drug (data.cms.gov, name-matched)
  • VA FSS / Big4 federal contract prices (va.gov, twice monthly)
  • ACA Federal Upper Limits + weighted AMP (data.medicaid.gov, monthly)
  • California SB-17 WAC filings (list price, per package)
Method

Each rung is the newest figure for this NDC from one federal price system, shown with its own unit. Part D is matched by drug name because CMS publishes no NDCs there; it is gross spending, before confidential rebates.

Pipeline and calculations built by Claude (Fable 5) from the public datasets above. Educational only — verify against primary sources before acting.

  • Medicare Part B pays (ASP+6%)$3.07per billing unit (5 MG)HCPCS J8501 · Jul 1, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$253.51per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$253.98per unitnegotiated price across 2 plans — before rebates · Apr 1, 2026
  • Federal ceiling (Big4)$188.53per unitMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC · Jan 1, 2026

Medicare Part D

All Part D pricing →
ⓘ How this was built
Data sources
  • CMS quarterly Prescription Drug Plan Formulary & Pricing files (SPUF)
Method

Negotiated 30-day point-of-sale unit prices and formulary terms aggregated across every unsuppressed Part D and MA-PD plan for the quarter shown. Point of sale means gross of confidential rebates. CMS publishes one representative NDC per drug concept (RxCUI) rather than every package, so these figures come from CMS's representative package for the same drug — matched on generic name, strength, and dosage form. Estimated from MedPAC's program-wide rebate aggregates (June 2023: DIR = 29% of gross Part D spending; brand rebates ≈ 25–40% of gross, generics minimal). Actual rebates are confidential and vary widely by drug — this is a range, not a fact about this drug.

Pipeline and calculations built by Claude (Fable 5) from the public datasets above. Educational only — verify against primary sources before acting.

Plans pay at point of sale
$253.98per unit
middle half $253.98$253.98 · 2 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
$152.39–$190.48
brand drug — est. 25-40% rebate off the price at left
Coverage & restrictions
0%of plans cover it
tier 1 · prior auth 100% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 0%

*No drug-level rebate is public — the estimate applies MedPAC's program-wide brand rebate range to this drug's gross price. Tracked here for 10 quarters since 2024.

NADAC price per unit

$0$100.00$200.00$300.00Sep 2013Jan 2018$246.02
11 price points · per · last surveyed Invalid DateSource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$774.36
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Manufacturer list price as filed — not what pharmacies actually pay after discounts.

Medicare Part B (ASP)

Payment limit per 5 MG
$3.069
HCPCS J8501 · Jul 1, 2026 quarter · typically ASP + 6%

Medicaid spend (2025)

$226,540
162 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

Not scored — fragility is computed for NADAC-priced NDCs.

90-day shortage risk (model v2)

0.1%chance of a new FDA shortage posting for aprepitant (other) in the next 90 days

OAI inspection at a producing facility (24 months) · sole-source market · 1 Class I/II recall(s) in 12 months

For scale: the typical drug’s chance is about 0.1% — this one is in ordinary territory.

Backtested statistical model over the whole market, not this package alone. Model details →

Is this a "specialty" drug?

There's no legal definition — it meets 1 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →

  • Part D specialty tier · median tier 1 across plans
  • Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $2,508.20 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program

Regulatory

Application
NDA021549
TE code
AB
Approval date
Mar 26, 2003
Patents / exclusivity
3 patents, 0 exclusivities
TypeNumber / codeExpires
patent8258132Sep 26, 2027
patent8258132Sep 26, 2027
patent8258132Sep 26, 2027

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class II · OngoingDec 12, 2025
    Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCPresence of particulate matter: potential presence of metal particulates in the product.

Manufacturers of aprepitant (Kit)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
BluePoint LaboratoriesJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USAJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sandoz IncJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Torrent Pharmaceuticals LimitedJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

Roster from daily NDC Directory diffs — first/last seen dates start July 2026.

Cite this page

DrugDashboards, "Emend — NDC 00006-3862-03," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/00006386203.

Free to cite with attribution — see how the data is put together.