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Absorica

isotretinoin · ISOTRETINOIN 20 mg/1 · Capsule · Oral · Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.

NDC 10631-0116-31 · 3 BLISTER PACK in 1 BOX / 10 CAPSULE in 1 BLISTER PACK · NDA · View full market →

The short version

10 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The brand price has held steady around $35.74 per unit over the past year. Generic versions run $4.94 per unit7.7× cheaper. 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)$35.74per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Jul 22, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$36.41per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$36.37per unitnegotiated price across 2 plans — before rebates · Jul 1, 2024
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$3.16per CAPweighted avg manufacturer price $1.8077 · May 1, 20239% of what pharmacies pay — a deeper discount than 95% of drugs with this benchmark

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
$36.37per unit
middle half $36.37$36.37 · 2 plans · Jul 1, 2024
Est. net of rebates
$21.82–$27.28
brand drug — est. 25-40% rebate off the price at left
Coverage & restrictions
of plans cover it

*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 3 quarters since 2024.

NADAC price per unit

$0$20.00$40.00Oct 2013Sep 2026$35.74
35 price points · per EA · held since Invalid Date · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

#30 count
$1072.32
#90 count
$3216.97

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

Medicaid spend (2024)

$13,925
13 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

8Low risk

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

  • Class I/II recall on same molecule/form in past 12 months+8

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 isotretinoin (oral solid) in the next 90 days

4 Class I/II recall(s) in 12 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 →

Is this a "specialty" drug?

There's no legal definition — it meets 2 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →

  • Part D specialty tier
  • Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $1,674.16 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program · Isotretinoin iPLEDGE Shared System REMS

Regulatory

Application
NDA021951
TE code
AB2
Approval date
May 25, 2012
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 isotretinoin (Capsule)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 10 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 25 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Zydus Lifesciences LimitedISOTRETINOIN 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Zydus Lifesciences LimitedISOTRETINOIN 30 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 10 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 30 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 10 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 35 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 25 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 30 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCISOTRETINOIN 30 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCISOTRETINOIN 35 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCISOTRETINOIN 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCISOTRETINOIN 10 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCISOTRETINOIN 25 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCISOTRETINOIN 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedISOTRETINOIN 35 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedISOTRETINOIN 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedISOTRETINOIN 25 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedISOTRETINOIN 10 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedISOTRETINOIN 30 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedISOTRETINOIN 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Catalent France Beinheim S.AISOTRETINOIN 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Catalent France Beinheim S.A.ISOTRETINOIN 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Catalent France Beinheim SAISOTRETINOIN 30 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Catalent France Beinheim SAISOTRETINOIN 10 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 30 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 10 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 20 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 40 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 24 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 8 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 32 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.ISOTRETINOIN 16 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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