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Pentazocine and naloxone

Pentazocine hydrochloride and naloxone hydrochloride · PENTAZOCINE HYDROCHLORIDE 50 mg/1; NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE .5 mg/1 · Tablet · Oral · Actavis Pharma, Inc.

NDC 00591-0395-01 · 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

Just 2 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately. The price is up 10% over the past year, to $2.06 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)$2.06per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D point of sale (median)$1.50per unitnegotiated price across 102 plans — before rebates · Apr 1, 2026

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
$1.50per unit
middle half $1.10$1.91 · 102 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $1.50
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
2%of plans cover it
tier 2 · prior auth 62% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 62%

*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$1.00$2.00$3.00Nov 2013Sep 2026$2.06
103 price points · per EASource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

#30 count
$61.86
#90 count
$185.57

Estimates: latest NADAC unit price × quantity. Pharmacy acquisition cost only — excludes dispensing fees, markup, and insurance terms.

Medicaid spend (2025)

$31,900
265 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

20Low risk

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

  • 2 active manufacturers+20

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 pentazocine hydrochloride and naloxone hydrochloride (oral solid) in the next 90 days

sole-source market · price up 5% 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
ANDA074736
TE code
AB
Approval date
Jan 21, 1997
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 Pentazocine hydrochloride and naloxone hydrochloride (Tablet)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Actavis Pharma, Inc.PENTAZOCINE HYDROCHLORIDE 50 mg/1; NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE .5 mg/1Aug 20, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Lupin Pharmaceuticals,Inc.PENTAZOCINE HYDROCHLORIDE 50 mg/1; NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE .5 mg/1Aug 26, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.PENTAZOCINE HYDROCHLORIDE .5 mg/1; NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE 50 mg/1Jul 22, 2026Aug 19, 2026
Lupin Pharmaceuticals,Inc.PENTAZOCINE HYDROCHLORIDE .5 mg/1; NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE 50 mg/1Jul 22, 2026Aug 19, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE .5 mg/1; PENTAZOCINE HYDROCHLORIDE 50 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Jul 18, 2026
Lupin Pharmaceuticals,Inc.NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE .5 mg/1; PENTAZOCINE HYDROCHLORIDE 50 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Jul 15, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Pentazocine and naloxone — NDC 00591-0395-01," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/00591039501.

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