Adapalene Gel USP, 0.3% · ADAPALENE 3 mg/g · Gel · Topical · Encube Ethicals, Inc.
NDC 21922-0051-50 · 1 BOTTLE, PUMP in 1 CARTON / 45 g in 1 BOTTLE, PUMP · ANDA · View full market →
Just 2 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately. The price is down 19% over the past year, to $0.7822 per gram. Put together: worth watching — several of the pressures that precede supply trouble are present at once.
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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 →The score is counting real pressure here. One of these alone is routine; it’s the combination that makes this market worth watching.
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
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For scale: the typical drug’s chance is about 0.1% — this one is in ordinary territory.
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No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.
No enforcement reports list this package NDC.
| Labeler | Strength | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Ranch Prepack | ADAPALENE 3 mg/g | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Encube Ethicals, Inc. | ADAPALENE 3 mg/g | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
Roster from daily NDC Directory diffs — first/last seen dates start July 2026.
DrugDashboards, "Adapalene Gel USP, 0.3% — NDC 21922-0051-50," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/21922005150.
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