The short version
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Penicillin G Potassium
Penicillin G Potassium · PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM 5000000 [iU]/1 · Injection, Powder, For Solution · Intramuscular; Intravenous · Sandoz Inc
NDC 00781-6135-95 · 10 VIAL in 1 CARTON / 1 INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION in 1 VIAL · ANDA · View full market →
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.
- Medicare Part B pays (ASP+6%)$0.6370per billing unit (600000 UNITS)HCPCS J2540 · Jul 1, 2026
- Part D plans paid (avg)$8.01per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
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
$127.00
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Sandoz
Manufacturer list price as filed — not what pharmacies actually pay after discounts.
Medicare Part B (ASP)
Payment limit per 600000 UNITS
$0.637
HCPCS J2540 · Jul 1, 2026 quarter · typically ASP + 6%
Medicaid spend (2022)
$3,931
14 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →
Supply fragility
Not scored — fragility is computed for NADAC-priced NDCs.
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 $283.51 per prescription
- Biologic (BLA)
- Injectable / infused
- Orphan-drug exclusivity
- REMS program
Regulatory
- Application
- ANDA065079
- TE code
- AP
- Approval date
- Aug 30, 2002
- Patents / exclusivity
- None on file
Shortage history
No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.
Recalls (this NDC)
- Class I · OngoingJun 27, 2025Sandoz Inc — Labeling: Label Mix-Up; Some vials of Cefazolin for Injection, USP 1 gram were incorrectly labeled as penicillin G potassium for Injection, USP, 20 million Unit
Manufacturers of Penicillin G Potassium (Injection, Powder, For Solution)
| Labeler | Strength | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirst | PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM 5000000 [iU]/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Athenex Pharmaceutical Division, LLC. | PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM 20000000 [iU]/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Avenacy Inc. | PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM 5000000 [iU]/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Avenacy Inc. | PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM 20000000 [iU]/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| NorthStar Rx, LLC | PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM 5000000 [iU]/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| NorthStar Rx, LLC | PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM 20000000 [iU]/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Sagent Pharmaceuticals | PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM 20000000 [iU]/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Sagent Pharmaceuticals | PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM 5000000 [iU]/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Sandoz Inc | PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM 20000000 [iU]/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Sandoz Inc | PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM 5000000 [iU]/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| WG Critical Care, LLC | PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM 20000000 [iU]/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| WG Critical Care, LLC | PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM 1000000 [iU]/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| WG Critical Care, LLC | PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM 5000000 [iU]/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
Roster from daily NDC Directory diffs — first/last seen dates start July 2026.
Cite this page
DrugDashboards, "Penicillin G Potassium — NDC 00781-6135-95," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/00781613595.
Free to cite with attribution — see how the data is put together.