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Albuterol Sulfate

Albuterol Sulfate · ALBUTEROL SULFATE 108 ug/1 · Aerosol, Metered · Respiratory (Inhalation) · Sandoz Inc

NDC 00781-7296-85 · 1 CANISTER in 1 CARTON / 200 AEROSOL, METERED in 1 CANISTER · NDA AUTHORIZED GENERIC · View full market →

The short version

21 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The generic price has held steady around $2.13 per gram over the past year. The brand (Ventolin Hfa) runs $2.88 per gram — 1.6× more. 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)$2.13per GMinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$90.48per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Federal contracts pay (FSS)$6.51per package of 6.7GMSandoz, Inc. · Jan 1, 2026

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

$0$2.00$4.00$6.00May 2021Sep 2026$2.13
65 price points · per GMSource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$35.98
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Sandoz

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

Medicaid spend (2025)

$17.7M
742,421 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

0● Low 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 albuterol sulfate (other) in the next 90 days

OAI inspection at a producing facility (24 months) · sole-source market

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
NDA020503
TE code
AB1
Approval date
Aug 15, 1996
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class II · TerminatedApr 13, 2022
    Mckesson Medical-Surgical Inc. Corporate Office — cGMP deviations: Temperature abuse

Manufacturers of Albuterol Sulfate (Aerosol, Metered)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
A-S Medication SolutionsALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirstALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
NuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Aug 6, 2026Sep 3, 2026
NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Proficient Rx LPALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Remedyrepack Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Sportpharm LLCALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Advanced Rx of Tennessee, LLCALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLCALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Cipla USA Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
GlaxoSmithKline LLCALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Hawaii Repack, Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals LtdALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Prasco LaboratoriesALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 108 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Preferred Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Proficient Rx LPALBUTEROL SULFATE 108 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Remedyrepack Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 108 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sandoz IncALBUTEROL SULFATE 108 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Asclemed USA, Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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

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