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Hydrocortisone

Hydrocortisone · HYDROCORTISONE 25 mg/g · Ointment · Topical · E. Fougera & Co. a division of Fougera Pharmaceuticals, LLC

NDC 00168-0146-16 · 454 g in 1 JAR · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

28 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price is down 22% over the past year, to $0.0985 per gram. 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)$0.0985per GMinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Feb 19, 2025
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$4.35per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024

Medicare Part D

All Part D pricing →

Matched to CMS's representative package for this drug (NDC 00168-0146-30) — same generic, strength, and dosage form. CMS prices one NDC per drug concept, not every package.

ⓘ 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
$0.1802per unit
middle half $0.1221$0.2136 · 5,496 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $0.1802
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
100%of plans cover it
tier 2 · prior auth 0% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 25%

*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$0.05$0.1$0.15Apr 2024Feb 2025$0.0985
12 price points · per GM · last surveyed Invalid DateSource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$60.00
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Sandoz

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

Medicaid spend (2025)

$243,333
5,500 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

0Low risk

Nothing here is signaling trouble: several manufacturers, no current shortage, no recent serious recalls, stable pricing. In drug supply, boring is the good outcome.

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 hydrocortisone (other) in the next 90 days

OAI inspection at a producing facility (24 months) · 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 →

Regulatory

Application
ANDA081203
TE code
AT
Approval date
May 28, 1993
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class II · TerminatedApr 13, 2022
    Mckesson Medical-Surgical Inc. Corporate OfficecGMP deviations: Temperature abuse

Manufacturers of Hydrocortisone (Ointment)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Bryant Ranch PrepackHYDROCORTISONE 25 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Front Pharmaceutical PLCHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Lovely Skin, Inc.HYDROCORTISONE 10 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Topco Associates LLCHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
A-S Medication SolutionsHYDROCORTISONE 25 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
A-S Medication SolutionsHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
AmerisourceBergenHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
BalmRx, LLCHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Beiersdorf IncHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Chattem, Inc.HYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
DLC Laboratories, IncHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
E. Fougera & Co. a division of Fougera Pharmaceuticals, LLCHYDROCORTISONE 10 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
E. Fougera & Co. a division of Fougera Pharmaceuticals, LLCHYDROCORTISONE 25 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
H E BHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirstHYDROCORTISONE ACETATE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
HyVee IncHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gAug 26, 2026Sep 2, 2026
L. Perrigo CompanyHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Meijer, Inc.HYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals LtdHYDROCORTISONE 25 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals LtdHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Proficient Rx LPHYDROCORTISONE 25 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Proficient Rx LPHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Shopko Stores Operating Co., LLCHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Strategic Sourcing Services LLCHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Strategic Sourcing Services LlcHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.HYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Trifecta Pharmaceuticals Usa LlcHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
United Natural Foods, Inc. dba UNFIHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ViaDerma Distribution, Inc.HYDROCORTISONE 10 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Walgreens Co.HYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
WeCare Products LLCHYDROCORTISONE 10 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Trifecta Pharmaceuticals Usa LlcHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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

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