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Norditropin

somatropin · SOMATROPIN 10 mg/1.5mL · Injection, Solution · Subcutaneous · Novo Nordisk

NDC 00169-7705-21 · 1 SYRINGE, PLASTIC in 1 CARTON / 1.5 mL in 1 SYRINGE, PLASTIC · BLA · View full market →

The short version

4 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. The price has held steady around $1137.18 per mL over the past year. Put together: this looks like a healthy supply — the boring kind, which is exactly what you want. 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)$1,137.18per MLinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$625.62per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$1,148.81per unitnegotiated price across 983 plans — before rebates · Apr 1, 2026
  • Federal ceiling (Big4)$1,180.71per package of 1.5MLNovo Nordisk 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
$1,148.81per unit
middle half $1,124.50$1,182.33 · 983 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
$689.28–$861.60
brand drug — est. 25-40% rebate off the price at left
Coverage & restrictions
18%of plans cover it
tier 5 · prior auth 100% · 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$500.00$1000.00$1500.00Apr 2015Sep 2026$1137.18
31 price points · per MLSource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$1,775.90
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)

$214.6M
44,409 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

15Low risk

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

  • 4 active manufacturers+5
  • 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 somatropin (injectable) in the next 90 days

sterile injectable · sole-source market · price up 4% 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 4 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →

  • Part D specialty tier · median tier 5 across plans
  • Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $5,843.28 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program

Regulatory

Application
BLA021148
TE code
Approval date
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

  • Planned discontinuation Norditropin, Injection, 30 mg/3 mL (NDC 0169-7703-21)Nov 14, 2025

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class II · TerminatedApr 27, 2016
    Novo Nordisk IncDefective Delivery System; may have a low frequency assembly fault which may result in pens block during the so-called "air shot" step

Manufacturers of somatropin (Injection, Solution)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KGSOMATROPIN 980 ug/mgJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationSOMATROPIN 10 mg/1.5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Novo NordiskSOMATROPIN 15 mg/1.5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Novo NordiskSOMATROPIN 30 mg/3mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Novo NordiskSOMATROPIN 5 mg/1.5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Novo NordiskSOMATROPIN 10 mg/1.5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sandoz IncSOMATROPIN 10 mg/1.5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sandoz IncSOMATROPIN 5 mg/1.5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Norditropin — NDC 00169-7705-21," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/00169770521.

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