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Nexium

Esomeprazole magnesium · ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM TRIHYDRATE 20 mg/1 · Capsule, Delayed Release · Oral · AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP

NDC 00186-5020-31 · 30 CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE · NDA · View full market →

The short version

25 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The brand price has held steady around $8.78 per unit over the past year. Generic versions run $0.1533 per unit57× cheaper. 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)$8.78per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$8.85per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$8.97per unitnegotiated price across 2 plans — before rebates · Apr 1, 2026
  • Federal ceiling (Big4)$206.03per package of 30PKTASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP · Jan 1, 2026
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$1.19per CAPweighted avg manufacturer price $0.6819 · Mar 1, 201814% of what pharmacies pay — a deeper discount than 95% of drugs with this benchmark

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
$8.97per unit
middle half $8.97$8.97 · 2 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
$5.38–$6.73
brand drug — est. 25-40% rebate off the price at left
Coverage & restrictions
0%of plans cover it
tier 1 · prior auth 0% · step therapy 100% · qty limit 100%

*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$5.00$10.00Jul 2013Sep 2026$8.78
45 price points · per EA · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

#30 count
$263.42
#90 count
$790.25

Estimates: latest NADAC unit price × quantity. Pharmacy acquisition cost only — excludes dispensing fees, markup, and insurance terms.

Medicaid spend (2025)

$141,522
353 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 esomeprazole magnesium (oral solid) 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
NDA021153
TE code
AB
Approval date
Feb 20, 2001
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class III · TerminatedJul 2, 2012
    ASTRA ZENECA LpAdulterated Presence of Foreign Tablets/Capsules: Some bottles may contain a small number of Nexium 20 mg capsules intended for the Japanese market in addtion to Nexium 40 mg capsules.

Manufacturers of Esomeprazole magnesium (Capsule, Delayed Release)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
A-S Medication SolutionsESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
A-S Medication SolutionsESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Advanced Rx of Tennessee, LLCESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM TRIHYDRATE 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM DIHYDRATE 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM TRIHYDRATE 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Aurohealth LLCESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM DIHYDRATE 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM DIHYDRATE 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories IncESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc.ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Geri-Care Pharmaceuticals, CorpESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 20 mg/1Sep 3, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Haleon US Holdings LLCESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM TRIHYDRATE 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM TRIHYDRATE 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Proficient Rx LPESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Advanced Rx of Tennessee, LLCESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLCESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM DIHYDRATE 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLCESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Ahold U.S.A., Inc,ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM DIHYDRATE 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
American Health PackagingESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 20 mg/1Jul 29, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amerisource BergenESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM TRIHYDRATE 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amerisource BergenESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM DIHYDRATE 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Ascend Laboratories, LLCESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Ascend Laboratories, LLCESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Asclemed USA, Inc.ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Asclemed USA, Inc.ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM TRIHYDRATE 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM TRIHYDRATE 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aurohealth LLCESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM TRIHYDRATE 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aurohealth LLCESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
AvPAKESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Best ChoiceESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM DIHYDRATE 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Better Living Brands LLCESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM DIHYDRATE 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Better Living Brands Llc.ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Better Living Brands, LlcESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Biocon Pharma Inc.,ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Biocon Pharma Inc.,ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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