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Varenicline

varenicline tartrate · VARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/1 · Tablet, Film Coated · Oral · Par Health USA, LLC

NDC 49884-0155-76 · 56 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

22 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The generic price has fallen 47% in a year, to $0.3364 per unit — and generics that get this cheap tend to get abandoned rather than defended. The brand (Chantix) runs $3.40 per unit 9.7× 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)$0.3364per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$76.54per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$1.46per unitnegotiated price across 5,496 plans — before rebates · Apr 1, 2026
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$0.3364per TABweighted avg manufacturer price $0.1335 · Aug 1, 2026100% of what pharmacies pay — higher than 10% 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
$1.46per unit
middle half $1.12$2.39 · 5,496 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $1.46
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
100%of plans cover it
tier 3 · prior auth 0% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 48%

*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$2.50$5.00$7.50Feb 2022Sep 2026$0.3364
56 price points · per EA · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

#30 count
$10.09
#90 count
$30.27

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

Medicaid spend (2025)

$253,440
5,109 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.

  • price down 36% year over year+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 varenicline tartrate (oral solid) in the next 90 days

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 →

Regulatory

Application
ANDA201785
TE code
AB
Approval date
Aug 11, 2021
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 varenicline tartrate (Tablet, Film Coated)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
A-S Medication SolutionsVARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
American Health PackagingVARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
A-S Medication SolutionsVARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Ajanta Pharma USA Inc.VARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Ajanta Pharma USA Inc.VARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLCVARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Ascend Laboratories, LLCVARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Ascend Laboratories, LLCVARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
AvKAREVARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
AvKAREVARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.VARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.VARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Dr. Reddys Laboratories Inc.VARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Dr. Reddys Laboratories Inc.VARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Florida Pharmaceutical Products, LLCVARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Florida Pharmaceutical Products, LLCVARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USAVARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USAVARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Indoco Remedies LimitedVARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Indoco Remedies LimitedVARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Kanchan Healthcare IncVARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/561Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Kanchan Healthcare IncVARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/561Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Leading Pharma, LLCVARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/561Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Leading Pharma, LLCVARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/561Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Major PharmaceuticalsVARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Major PharmaceuticalsVARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Marlex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.VARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Marlex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.VARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Micro Labs LimitedVARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Micro Labs LimitedVARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
NorthStar RxLLCVARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
NorthStar RxLLCVARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Par Health USA, LLCVARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Par Health USA, LLCVARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer IncVARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer IncVARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Proficient Rx LPVARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Remedyrepack Inc.VARENICLINE TARTRATE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Pfizer Italia S.r.l.VARENICLINE TARTRATE 1 kg/kgJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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

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