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Victoza

liraglutide · LIRAGLUTIDE 6 mg/mL · Injection · Subcutaneous · Novo Nordisk

NDC 00169-4060-12 · 2 SYRINGE, PLASTIC in 1 CARTON / 3 mL in 1 SYRINGE, PLASTIC · NDA · View full market →

The short version

8 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. The brand price has held steady around $87.74 per mL over the past year. Generic versions run $32.91 per mL2.7× cheaper. It is in shortage right now — FDA lists the reason as “delay in shipping of the drug. 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)$87.74per MLinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$75.15per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Federal ceiling (Big4)$352.45per package of 2X3MLNovo Nordisk Inc. · Jan 1, 2026

Medicare Part D

All Part D pricing →

Matched to CMS's representative package for this drug (NDC 00143-9144-03) — 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
$58.47per unit
middle half $38.03$65.92 · 834 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
$35.08–$43.85
brand drug — est. 25-40% rebate off the price at left
Coverage & restrictions
15%of plans cover it
tier 3 · prior auth 100% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 86%

*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 6 quarters since 2024.

NADAC price per unit

$0$50.00$100.00$150.00Jun 2013Sep 2026$87.74
52 price points · per MLSource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$543.51
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Novo Nordisk Inc.

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

Medicaid spend (2025)

$15.0M
27,914 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

43Elevated risk

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

  • in shortage now+25
  • Class I/II recall on same molecule/form in past 12 months+8
  • 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)

0.3%chance of a new FDA shortage posting for liraglutide (injectable) in the next 90 days

sterile injectable · 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 2× 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 1 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →

  • Part D specialty tier
  • Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $935.05 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program

Regulatory

Application
NDA022341
TE code
AP1
Approval date
Jan 25, 2010
Patents / exclusivity
4 patents, 0 exclusivities
TypeNumber / codeExpires
patent9968659*PEDJul 9, 2037
patent9968659Jan 9, 2037
patent8114833*PEDFeb 13, 2026
patent8114833Aug 13, 2025

Shortage history

  • In shortage now Liraglutide, Injection, 6 mg/1 mL (NDC 0143-9144-02)Jul 18, 2023
    month 38 of a typical 20 for injectable shortages · model puts 34% odds it resolves within 6 months
  • In shortage now Liraglutide, Injection, 6 mg/1 mL (NDC 0143-9144-03)Jul 18, 2023
    month 38 of a typical 20 for injectable shortages · model puts 34% odds it resolves within 6 months
  • In shortage now Liraglutide, Injection, 6 mg/1 mL (NDC 0480-3667-20)Jul 18, 2023
    month 38 of a typical 20 for injectable shortages · model puts 34% odds it resolves within 6 months
  • In shortage now Liraglutide, Injection, 6 mg/1 mL (NDC 0480-3667-22)Jul 18, 2023
    month 38 of a typical 20 for injectable shortages · model puts 34% odds it resolves within 6 months
  • In shortage now Liraglutide, Injection, 6 mg/1 mL (NDC 71288-563-84)Jul 18, 2023
    month 38 of a typical 20 for injectable shortages · model puts 34% odds it resolves within 6 months
  • In shortage now Liraglutide, Injection, 6 mg/1 mL (NDC 71288-563-85)Jul 18, 2023
    month 38 of a typical 20 for injectable shortages · model puts 34% odds it resolves within 6 months
  • In shortage now Victoza, Injection, 6 mg/1 mL (NDC 0169-4060-12)Jul 18, 2023
    Delay in shipping of the drug
    month 38 of a typical 20 for injectable shortages · model puts 34% odds it resolves within 6 months
  • In shortage now Victoza, Injection, 6 mg/1 mL (NDC 0169-4060-13)Jul 18, 2023
    Delay in shipping of the drug
    month 38 of a typical 20 for injectable shortages · model puts 34% odds it resolves within 6 months

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class II · TerminatedMar 22, 2021
    Novo Nordisk IncTemperature Abuse: product samples were stored at temperatures below 32* F which is not in accordance with storage requirements that could cause a lack of efficacy and damage to the cartridge and pen-injectors.

Manufacturers of liraglutide (Injection)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Biocon Pharma Inc.LIRAGLUTIDE 6 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.LIRAGLUTIDE 6 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.LIRAGLUTIDE 6 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Meitheal Pharmaceuticals Inc.LIRAGLUTIDE 6 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
NorthStar Rx LLCLIRAGLUTIDE 6 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Novo NordiskLIRAGLUTIDE 6 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.LIRAGLUTIDE 6 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
A-S Medication SolutionsLIRAGLUTIDE 6 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Victoza — NDC 00169-4060-12," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/00169406012.

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