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Retacrit

epoetin alfa-epbx · EPOETIN 2000 [iU]/mL · Injection, Solution · Intravenous; Subcutaneous · Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc

NDC 00069-1305-10 · 10 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE in 1 CARTON / 1 mL in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE · BLA · View full market →

The short version

Just 2 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately. The price has held steady around $22.52 per mL over the past year. Put together: worth watching — several of the pressures that precede supply trouble are present at once. Historically, drugs in this position went on to a new shortage within 90 days about 0.4% of the time — roughly 3× the typical drug (0.1%).

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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.

  • Pharmacies pay (NADAC)$22.52per MLinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Jul 1, 2026
  • Medicare Part B pays (ASP+6%)$0.7970per billing unit (100 UNITS)HCPCS Q5105 · Jul 1, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$205.99per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$22.08per unitnegotiated price across 2,939 plans — before rebates · Apr 1, 2026
  • Federal ceiling (Big4)$139.93per package of 10 X 1MLPfizer Inc. · 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
$22.08per unit
middle half $21.52$22.68 · 2,939 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
$13.25–$16.56
brand drug — est. 25-40% rebate off the price at left
Coverage & restrictions
53%of plans cover it
tier 4 · prior auth 99% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 45%

*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$10.00$20.00$30.00Jun 2025Sep 2026$22.52
9 price points · per ML · held since Invalid DateSource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$220.60
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Pfizer Inc.

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

Medicare Part B (ASP)

Payment limit per 100 UNITS
$0.797
HCPCS Q5105 · Jul 1, 2026 quarter · typically ASP + 6%

Medicaid spend (2025)

$89,187
5,351 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

30Elevated risk

The score is counting real pressure here. One of these alone is routine; it’s the combination that makes this market worth watching.

  • 2 active manufacturers+20
  • sterile injectable+10

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)

0.4%chance of a new FDA shortage posting for epoetin alfa-epbx (injectable) in the next 90 days

sterile injectable · sole-source market · price up 5% YoY

For scale: the typical drug’s chance is about 0.1% — this one is 3× that.

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

Where it's made

Establishments this product's FDA label declares, located via FDA registration data. How we built this →

Is this a "specialty" drug?

There's no legal definition — it meets 2 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →

  • Part D specialty tier · median tier 4 across plans
  • Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $567.38 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program

Regulatory

Application
BLA125545
TE code
Approval date
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 epoetin alfa-epbx (Injection, Solution)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Vifor (International) Inc.EPOETIN 10000 [iU]/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer IncEPOETIN 2000 [iU]/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer IncEPOETIN 40000 [iU]/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer IncEPOETIN 20000 [iU]/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer IncEPOETIN 3000 [iU]/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer IncEPOETIN 4000 [iU]/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Vifor (International) Inc.EPOETIN 4000 [iU]/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Vifor (International) Inc.EPOETIN 3000 [iU]/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Vifor (International) Inc.EPOETIN 2000 [iU]/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Vifor (International) Inc.EPOETIN 20000 [iU]/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer IncEPOETIN 10000 [iU]/mLJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Retacrit — NDC 00069-1305-10," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/00069130510.

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