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Potassium Chloride

Potassium Chloride · POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 7.46 g/1000mL · Injection, Solution · Intravenous · Baxter Healthcare Corporation

NDC 00338-0709-48 · 24 BAG in 1 CARTON / 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. One of its named manufacturing plants, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, failed FDA inspectionwithin the last two years — the agency’s most serious outcome.

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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.

  • Medicare Part B pays (ASP+6%)$0.1360per billing unit (2 MEQ)HCPCS J3480 · Jul 1, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$0.0412per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$0.0412per unitnegotiated price across 3,772 plans — before rebates · Apr 1, 2026
  • Federal contracts pay (FSS)$62.40per package of 24X100MLBaxter 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
$0.0412per unit
middle half $0.0356$0.0535 · 3,772 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
$0.0247–$0.0309
brand drug — est. 25-40% rebate off the price at left
Coverage & restrictions
69%of plans cover it
tier 4 · prior auth 1% · 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

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

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$3.95
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Baxter Healthcare Corporation

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

Medicare Part B (ASP)

Payment limit per 2 MEQ
$0.136
HCPCS J3480 · Jul 1, 2026 quarter · typically ASP + 6%

Medicaid spend (2025)

$334,390
21,008 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

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

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 2 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →

  • Part D specialty tier · median tier 4 across plans
  • Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $24.12 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program · Xywav and Xyrem

Regulatory

Application
NDA019904
TE code
AP
Approval date
Dec 26, 1989
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class II · TerminatedNov 10, 2014
    Baxter Healthcare Corp.Labeling: Label Error On Declared Strength: Bags of Potassium Chloride 10 mEq per 100 mL were incorrectly overpouched with wraps labeled as Potassium Chloride Injection, 20 mEq per 100 mL.
  • Class II · TerminatedSep 8, 2014
    Baxter Healthcare CorpCorrect Labeled Product Mispack: Shipping cartons labeled as containing Potassium Chloride injection actually contained bags labeled and containing Gentamicin Sulfate injection inside.
  • Class I · TerminatedJul 11, 2014
    Baxter Healthcare Corp.Presence of Particulate Matter: particulate matter identified as fibers and/or plastics

Manufacturers of Potassium Chloride (Injection, Solution)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Baxter Healthcare CorporationPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 14.9 g/1000mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Baxter Healthcare CorporationPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 29.8 g/1000mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Baxter Healthcare CorporationPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 7.46 g/1000mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ICU Medical Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 10 meq/100mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ICU Medical Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 200 meq/1000mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ICU Medical Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 400 meq/1000mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Potassium Chloride — NDC 00338-0709-48," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/00338070948.

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