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Dextrose

Dextrose Monohydrate · DEXTROSE MONOHYDRATE 5 g/100mL · Injection · Intravenous · Baxter Healthcare Company

NDC 00338-0551-18 · 100 mL in 1 BAG · NDA · View full market →

The short version

Just 2 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately. It is in shortage right now.

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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 point of sale (median)$0.0511per unitnegotiated price across 5,622 plans — before rebates · Oct 1, 2024
  • Federal contracts pay (FSS)$261.60per package of 80X100MLBaxter Healthcare Corporation · Sep 17, 2025

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
$0.0511per unit
middle half $0.0101$0.0550 · 5,622 plans · Oct 1, 2024
Est. net of rebates
$0.0307–$0.0383
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 4 quarters since 2024.

NADAC price per unit

No NADAC pricing on file for this NDC — NADAC covers drugs dispensed by retail community pharmacies.

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$7.27
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Baxter Healthcare Corporation

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

Medicaid spend (2025)

$105,428
3,417 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

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

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
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program

Regulatory

Application
NDA020179
TE code
AP
Approval date
Dec 7, 1992
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

  • In shortage now Dextrose 5% In Plastic Container, Injection, 2.5 g/50 mL (NDC 0338-9664-40)Feb 14, 2022
    month 55 — 3× the typical 20-month injectable shortage · model puts 26% odds it resolves within 6 months
  • In shortage now Dextrose 5% In Plastic Container, Injection, 5 g/100 mL (NDC 0338-0551-11)Feb 14, 2022
    month 55 — 3× the typical 20-month injectable shortage · model puts 26% odds it resolves within 6 months
  • In shortage now Dextrose 5% In Plastic Container, Injection, 5 g/100 mL (NDC 0338-0551-18)Feb 14, 2022
    month 55 — 3× the typical 20-month injectable shortage · model puts 26% odds it resolves within 6 months
  • In shortage now Dextrose 5% In Plastic Container, Injection, 5 g/100 mL (NDC 0338-9666-35)Feb 14, 2022
    month 55 — 3× the typical 20-month injectable shortage · model puts 26% odds it resolves within 6 months

Recalls (this NDC)

No enforcement reports list this package NDC.

Manufacturers of Dextrose Monohydrate (Injection)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Baxter Healthcare CompanyDEXTROSE MONOHYDRATE 2.5 g/50mLJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Baxter Healthcare CompanyDEXTROSE MONOHYDRATE 5 g/100mLJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Baxter Healthcare CorporationDEXTROSE MONOHYDRATE 5 g/100mLJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Baxter Healthcare CorporationDEXTROSE MONOHYDRATE 2.5 g/50mLJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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

Cite this page

DrugDashboards, "Dextrose — NDC 00338-0551-18," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/00338055118.

Free to cite with attribution — see how the data is put together.