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Acular

Ketorolac Tromethamine · KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 5 mg/mL · Solution/ Drops · Ophthalmic · Allergan, Inc.

NDC 00023-2181-05 · 1 BOTTLE, DROPPER in 1 CARTON / 5 mL in 1 BOTTLE, DROPPER · NDA · View full market →

The short version

11 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The brand price has held steady around $53.10 per mL over the past year. Generic versions run $1.45 per mL38× cheaper. Put together: this looks like a healthy supply — the boring kind, which is exactly what you want.

The numbers behind every sentence are on this page below — and the Watch button emails you when any of them move.

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.

  • Pharmacies pay (NADAC)$53.10per MLinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Nov 20, 2024
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$42.23per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$54.45per unitnegotiated price across 2 plans — before rebates · Apr 1, 2026
  • Federal ceiling (Big4)$205.49per package of 5MLAbbvie US 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
$54.45per unit
middle half $54.23$54.67 · 2 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
$32.67–$40.84
brand drug — est. 25-40% rebate off the price at left
Coverage & restrictions
0%of plans cover it
tier 1 · prior auth 0% · 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$20.00$40.00$60.00May 2013Nov 2024$53.10
16 price points · per ML · last surveyed Invalid DateSource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$275.43
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Abbvie Inc

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

Medicaid spend (2025)

$75,409
302 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

8Low risk

Some pressure is visible, but not much — here’s everything the score found to count.

  • Class I/II recall on same molecule/form in past 12 months+8

The score counts pressure that is already visible — fewer makers, shortages, recalls, falling prices. 0 means none of it; 100 means all of it at once. Recomputed daily · as of Sep 3, 2026

90-day shortage risk (model v2)

0.2%chance of a new FDA shortage posting for ketorolac tromethamine (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 →

Regulatory

Application
NDA019700
TE code
AT
Approval date
Nov 9, 1992
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

No enforcement reports list this package NDC.

Manufacturers of Ketorolac Tromethamine (Solution/ Drops)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Redpharm DrugKETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
A-S Medication SolutionsKETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 4 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Allergan, Inc.KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Allergan, Inc.KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 4 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Allergan, Inc.KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 4.5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Apotex Corp.KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedKETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 4 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedKETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Leading Pharma, LLCKETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Pacific Pharma, Inc.KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 4 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Proficient Rx LPKETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Caplin Steriles LimitedKETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026
NuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE 5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Acular — NDC 00023-2181-05," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/00023218105.

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