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Estradiol

estradiol · ESTRADIOL .025 mg/d · Patch, Extended Release · Transdermal · Sandoz Inc

NDC 00781-7129-83 · 8 POUCH in 1 CARTON / 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH / 3.5 d in 1 PATCH · NDA AUTHORIZED GENERIC · View full market →

The short version

6 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. The generic price is up 15% over the past year, to $7.62 per unit. The brand (Vivelle-Dot) runs $18.39 per unit 2.2× more. 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)$7.62per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$13.21per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Federal contracts pay (FSS)$1.65per unitSandoz, Inc. · Jan 1, 202622% of what pharmacies pay — a deeper discount than 95% of drugs with this benchmark
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$7.62per TDPweighted avg manufacturer price $2.6603 · 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 65162-0126-08) — 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
$7.70per unit
middle half $5.52$9.74 · 3,426 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $7.70
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
62%of plans cover it
tier 3 · prior auth 1% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 64%

*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$5.00$10.00$15.00Jun 2015Sep 2026$7.62
136 price points · per EA · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$86.96
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Sandoz

Manufacturer list price as filed — not what pharmacies actually pay after discounts.

Medicaid spend (2025)

$1.3M
17,289 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

0Low risk

Nothing here is signaling trouble: several manufacturers, no current shortage, no recent serious recalls, stable pricing. In drug supply, boring is the good outcome.

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 estradiol (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 →

Regulatory

Application
NDA020538
TE code
AB1
Approval date
Jan 8, 1999
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 estradiol (Patch, Extended Release)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCESTRADIOL .1 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCESTRADIOL .075 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCESTRADIOL .05 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCESTRADIOL .0375 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCESTRADIOL .1 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCESTRADIOL .075 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Sandoz IncESTRADIOL .1 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackESTRADIOL .1 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackESTRADIOL .025 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackESTRADIOL .075 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackESTRADIOL .05 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackESTRADIOL .0375 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Lifesciences LimitedESTRADIOL .025 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Lifesciences LimitedESTRADIOL .05 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Lifesciences LimitedESTRADIOL .0375 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Lifesciences LimitedESTRADIOL .1 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Lifesciences LimitedESTRADIOL .075 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.ESTRADIOL .1 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.ESTRADIOL .025 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.ESTRADIOL .0375 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.ESTRADIOL .05 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.ESTRADIOL .075 mg/dJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCESTRADIOL .05 mg/dJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCESTRADIOL .0375 mg/dJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026
Sandoz IncESTRADIOL .0375 mg/dJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026
Sandoz IncESTRADIOL .075 mg/dJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026
Sandoz IncESTRADIOL .05 mg/dJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCESTRADIOL .025 mg/dJul 15, 2026Aug 28, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCESTRADIOL .025 mg/dJul 15, 2026Aug 28, 2026
Sandoz IncESTRADIOL .025 mg/dJul 15, 2026Aug 28, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Estradiol — NDC 00781-7129-83," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/00781712983.

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