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Methotrexate

Methotrexate · METHOTREXATE 25 mg/mL · Solution · Intra-Arterial; Intramuscular; Intrathecal; Intravenous · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

NDC 00143-9519-10 · 10 VIAL in 1 CARTON / 2 mL in 1 VIAL · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

Just 3 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately. The generic price is down 8% over the past year, to $1.24 per mL. The brand (Xatmep) runs $21.76 per mL 18× more. It is in shortage right now. Put together: worth watching — several of the pressures that precede supply trouble are present at once.

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)$1.24per MLinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Medicare Part B pays (ASP+6%)$2.94per billing unit (50 MG)HCPCS J9260 · Jul 1, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$19.76per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$1.43per unitnegotiated price across 5,496 plans — before rebates · Apr 1, 2026
  • Federal contracts pay (FSS)$33.42per package of 10X2MLGolden State Medical Supply, Inc. · Jun 23, 2023

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
$1.43per unit
middle half $0.9073$2.17 · 5,496 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $1.43
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
100%of plans cover it
tier 2 · prior auth 30% · 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$1.00$2.00Apr 2018Sep 2026$1.24
38 price points · per MLSource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$33.59
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

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

Medicare Part B (ASP)

Payment limit per 50 MG
$2.941
HCPCS J9260 · Jul 1, 2026 quarter · typically ASP + 6%

Medicaid spend (2025)

$145,301
11,623 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

45Elevated risk

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

  • 3 active manufacturers+10
  • in shortage now+25
  • 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)

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

sole-source market

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 2 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →

  • Part D specialty tier · median tier 2 across plans
  • Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $1,035.57 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program

Regulatory

Application
ANDA089340
TE code
AP
Approval date
Sep 16, 1986
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

  • In shortage now Methotrexate, Preservative Free, Injection, 25 mg/1 mL (NDC 0143-9519-10)Mar 13, 2023
    month 42 — 4× the typical 12-month other shortage

Recalls (this NDC)

No enforcement reports list this package NDC.

Manufacturers of Methotrexate (Solution)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.METHOTREXATE 25 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.METHOTREXATE 2.5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Shorla Oncology Inc.METHOTREXATE 2 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Methotrexate — NDC 00143-9519-10," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/00143951910.

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