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Potassium Acetate
Potassium Acetate · POTASSIUM ACETATE 196.3 mg/mL · Injection, Solution, Concentrate · Intravenous · Hospira, Inc.
NDC 00409-3294-51 · 25 VIAL, PHARMACY BULK PACKAGE in 1 TRAY / 50 mL in 1 VIAL, PHARMACY BULK PACKAGE · NDA · View full market →
Medicare Part D
No Medicare Part D plan in CMS's quarterly files lists this product. That usually means it is discontinued, a repackager's listing, or a product no plan has added to its formulary.
How Part D pricing works →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
$279.77
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Pfizer Inc.
Manufacturer list price as filed — not what pharmacies actually pay after discounts.
Medicaid spend (2025)
$4.5M
8,824 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →
Supply fragility
Not scored — fragility is computed for NADAC-priced NDCs.
Where it's made
- Hospira, Inc.United Statesanalysis · label · manufacture · pack
- analysis · label · manufacture · pack
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
- Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $52.05 per prescription
- Biologic (BLA)
- Injectable / infused
- Orphan-drug exclusivity
- REMS program · Xywav and Xyrem
Regulatory
- Application
- NDA018896
- TE code
- AP
- Approval date
- Jul 20, 1984
- Patents / exclusivity
- None on file
Shortage history
No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.
Recalls (this NDC)
No enforcement reports list this package NDC.
Manufacturers of Potassium Acetate (Injection, Solution, Concentrate)
| Labeler | Strength | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospira, Inc. | POTASSIUM ACETATE 196.3 mg/mL | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Hospira, Inc. | POTASSIUM ACETATE 3.93 g/20mL | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | POTASSIUM ACETATE 196 mg/mL | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | POTASSIUM ACETATE 3.93 g/20mL | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
Roster from daily NDC Directory diffs — first/last seen dates start July 2026.
Cite this page
DrugDashboards, "Potassium Acetate — NDC 00409-3294-51," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/00409329451.
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