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Urocit-K

potassium citrate · POTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1 · Tablet, Extended Release · Oral · Mission Pharmacal Company

NDC 00178-0610-01 · 100 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE · NDA · View full market →

The short version

12 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price has jumped 39% in a year, to $2.09 per unit — sharp rises like this often mean supply is already tightening.

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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.

  • Part D plans paid (avg)$2.28per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$2.23per unitnegotiated price across 5 plans — before rebates · Jul 1, 2024
  • Federal ceiling (Big4)$1.67per unitMission Pharmacal Company · Jan 1, 2026
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$0.1798per TABweighted avg manufacturer price $0.0678 · Aug 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
$2.23per unit
middle half $2.03$2.23 · 5 plans · Jul 1, 2024
Est. net of rebates
$1.34–$1.67
brand drug — est. 25-40% rebate off the price at left
Coverage & restrictions
of plans cover it

*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 3 quarters since 2024.

NADAC price per unit

$0$1.00$2.00$3.00May 2013Dec 2014$2.09
4 price points · per · last surveyed Invalid DateSource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

Estimated WAC per estimate
$2.15
No Texas or California filing exists for this NDC — this figure is derived, not filed.

This is an ESTIMATE derived from NADAC, not a filed or published price: pharmacies typically acquire brand drugs at roughly 2–4% below list, so list ≈ NADAC ÷ 0.97. Shown only because no state transparency filing exists for this NDC.

Medicaid spend (2023)

$1,389
11 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

Not scored — fragility is computed for NADAC-priced NDCs.

90-day shortage risk (model v2)

0.1%chance of a new FDA shortage posting for potassium citrate (oral solid) in the next 90 days

sole-source market · price up 1% YoY

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 1 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →

  • Part D specialty tier
  • Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $344.92 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program · Xywav and Xyrem

Regulatory

Application
NDA019071
TE code
AB
Approval date
Aug 30, 1985
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

  • Planned discontinuation Potassium Citrate, Tablet, Extended Release, 10 meq (NDC 0591-2729-01)Jul 17, 2025
  • Planned discontinuation Potassium Citrate, Tablet, Extended Release, 15 meq (NDC 0591-2742-01)Jul 17, 2025
  • Planned discontinuation Potassium Citrate, Tablet, Extended Release, 5 meq (NDC 0591-2682-01)Jul 17, 2025

Recalls (this NDC)

No enforcement reports list this package NDC.

Manufacturers of potassium citrate (Tablet, Extended Release)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Actavis Pharma, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 5 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackPOTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackPOTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
American Health PackagingPOTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackPOTASSIUM CITRATE 5 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Camber Pharmaceuticals, IncPOTASSIUM CITRATE 5 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Camber Pharmaceuticals, IncPOTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Camber Pharmaceuticals, IncPOTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 5 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Mission Pharmacal CompanyPOTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Mission Pharmacal CompanyPOTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 540 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 1080 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
XLCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
XLCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 5 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
XLCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Lifesciences LimitedPOTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Lifesciences LimitedPOTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Lifesciences LimitedPOTASSIUM CITRATE 5 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 5 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026
Remedyrepack Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Urocit-K — NDC 00178-0610-01," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/00178061001.

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