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Potassium Citrate

Potassium Citrate · POTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1 · Tablet, Extended Release · Oral · Actavis Pharma, Inc.

NDC 00591-2729-01 · 100 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

12 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price has held steady around $0.1798 per unit over the past year. Put together: this looks like a healthy supply — the boring kind, which is exactly what you want.

The numbers behind every sentence are on this page below — and the Watch button emails you when any of them move.

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)$0.1798per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$0.6062per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$0.1798per TABweighted avg manufacturer price $0.0678 · Aug 1, 2026100% of what pharmacies pay — higher than 10% of drugs with this benchmark

Medicare Part D

All Part D pricing →

Matched to CMS's representative package for this drug (NDC 68382-0537-01) — same generic, strength, and dosage form. CMS prices one NDC per drug concept, not every package.

ⓘ 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
$0.3327per unit
middle half $0.2863$0.6055 · 5,496 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $0.3327
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
100%of plans cover it
tier 3 · prior auth 0% · 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

$0$0.5$1.00Jul 2018Sep 2026$0.1798
99 price points · per EA · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

#30 count
$5.39
#90 count
$16.18

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

Medicaid spend (2025)

$8,851
287 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

10Low risk

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

  • manufacturer plans to discontinue+10

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 potassium citrate (oral solid) in the next 90 days

sole-source market · price up 1% 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 →

Is this a "specialty" drug?

There's no legal definition — it meets 1 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →

  • Part D specialty tier
  • Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $94.21 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program · Xywav and Xyrem

Regulatory

Application
ANDA209758
TE code
AB
Approval date
Mar 5, 2018
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

  • Planned discontinuation Potassium Citrate, Tablet, Extended Release, 10 meq (NDC 0591-2729-01)Jul 17, 2025
  • Planned discontinuation Potassium Citrate, Tablet, Extended Release, 15 meq (NDC 0591-2742-01)Jul 17, 2025
  • Planned discontinuation Potassium Citrate, Tablet, Extended Release, 5 meq (NDC 0591-2682-01)Jul 17, 2025

Recalls (this NDC)

No enforcement reports list this package NDC.

Manufacturers of Potassium Citrate (Tablet, Extended Release)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Actavis Pharma, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 5 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackPOTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackPOTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
American Health PackagingPOTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackPOTASSIUM CITRATE 5 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Camber Pharmaceuticals, IncPOTASSIUM CITRATE 5 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Camber Pharmaceuticals, IncPOTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Camber Pharmaceuticals, IncPOTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 5 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Mission Pharmacal CompanyPOTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Mission Pharmacal CompanyPOTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 540 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 1080 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
XLCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
XLCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 5 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
XLCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Lifesciences LimitedPOTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Lifesciences LimitedPOTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Lifesciences LimitedPOTASSIUM CITRATE 5 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 5 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 15 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026
Remedyrepack Inc.POTASSIUM CITRATE 10 meq/1Jul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Potassium Citrate — NDC 00591-2729-01," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/00591272901.

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