Artificial Tears · DEXTRAN 70 1 mg/mL; GLYCERIN 2 mg/mL; HYPROMELLOSES 3 mg/mL · Solution/ Drops · Ophthalmic · AvPAK
NDC 50268-0043-15 · 15 mL in 1 BOTTLE · OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG · View full market →
Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles. The price has held steady around $0.4038 per mL over the past year. Put together: worth watching — several of the pressures that precede supply trouble are present at once.
The numbers behind every sentence are on this page below — and the Watch button emails you when any of them move.
Medicare Part D does not cover over-the-counter drugs — by law it pays only for products requiring a prescription.
How Part D pricing works →Manufacturer list price as filed — not what pharmacies actually pay after discounts.
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
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 →
No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.
| Labeler | Strength | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| AvPAK | DEXTRAN 70 1 mg/mL; GLYCERIN 2 mg/mL; HYPROMELLOSES 3 mg/mL | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
Roster from daily NDC Directory diffs — first/last seen dates start July 2026.
DrugDashboards, "Artificial Tears — NDC 50268-0043-15," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/50268004315.
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