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Rugby Zinc Oxide 20%

Rugby Zinc Oxide 20% · ZINC OXIDE 20 g/100g · Ointment · Topical · Rugby Laboratories

NDC 00536-1316-98 · 12 JAR in 1 CASE / 454 g in 1 JAR · OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG · View full market →

The short version

Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles. The price has held steady around $0.0155 per gram over the past year. Put together: worth watching — several of the pressures that precede supply trouble are present at once.

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Medicare Part D

Medicare Part D does not cover over-the-counter drugs — by law it pays only for products requiring a prescription.

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NADAC price per unit

$0$0.01$0.02Mar 2022Sep 2026$0.0155
50 price points · per GMSource: CMS NADAC

Medicaid spend (2025)

$96,120
9,535 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

30Elevated risk

The score is counting real pressure here. One of these alone is routine; it’s the combination that makes this market worth watching.

  • 1 active manufacturer+30

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 rugby zinc oxide 20% (other) in the next 90 days

price up 19% 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 →

Regulatory

Application
M016
TE code
Approval date
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 Rugby Zinc Oxide 20% (Ointment)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Rugby LaboratoriesZINC OXIDE 20 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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