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Glucagon

Glucagon · Kit · Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

NDC 00548-5850-00 · 1 KIT in 1 KIT * 1 mL in 1 VIAL * 1 mL in 1 SYRINGE · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

8 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. The generic price is down 27% over the past year, to $160.53 per unit. Put together: this looks like a healthy supply — the boring kind, which is exactly what you want.

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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.

  • Pharmacies pay (NADAC)$160.53per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Medicare Part B pays (ASP+6%)$117.33per billing unit (1 MG)HCPCS J1610 · Jul 1, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$282.93per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$216.36per unitnegotiated price across 2,575 plans — before rebates · Apr 1, 2026
  • Federal contracts pay (FSS)$175.63per unitAmphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Sep 14, 2022109% of what pharmacies pay — higher than 57% 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
$216.36per unit
middle half $195.02$225.83 · 2,575 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $216.36
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
47%of plans cover it
tier 3 · prior auth 0% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 12%

*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$100.00$200.00$300.00May 2021Sep 2026$160.53
65 price points · per EASource: CMS NADAC

Medicare Part B (ASP)

Payment limit per 1 MG
$117.331
HCPCS J1610 · Jul 1, 2026 quarter · typically ASP + 6%

Medicaid spend (2025)

$10.5M
43,202 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

16Low risk

Some pressure is visible, but not much — here’s everything the score found to count.

  • Class I/II recall on same molecule/form in past 12 months+8
  • price down 28% year over year+8

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 glucagon (other) in the next 90 days

sole-source market · 1 Class I/II recall(s) in 12 months

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 →

Where it's made

Establishments this product's FDA label declares, located via FDA registration data. How we built this →

Regulatory

Application
ANDA208086
TE code
AP
Approval date
Dec 28, 2020
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 Glucagon (Kit)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Sportpharm LLCJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
A-S Medication SolutionsJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Cipla USA Inc.Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirstJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLCJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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

Cite this page

DrugDashboards, "Glucagon — NDC 00548-5850-00," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/00548585000.

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