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Buprenorphine

Buprenorphine · BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 8 mg/1 · Tablet · Sublingual · AvPAK

NDC 50268-0129-15 · 50 BLISTER PACK in 1 BOX / 1 TABLET in 1 BLISTER PACK · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

13 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price is down 22% over the past year, to $0.5676 per unit. 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)$0.5676per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$61.65per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$0.5784per TABweighted avg manufacturer price $0.3305 · Aug 1, 2026102% of what pharmacies pay — higher than 57% of drugs with this benchmark

Medicare Part D

All Part D pricing →

Matched to CMS's representative package for this drug (NDC 00054-0177-13) — same generic, strength, and dosage form. CMS prices one NDC per drug concept, not every package.

ⓘ 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
$0.7549per unit
middle half $0.4742$1.36 · 5,496 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $0.7549
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
100%of plans cover it
tier 2 · prior auth 0% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 52%

*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 6 quarters since 2024.

NADAC price per unit

$0$0.5$1.00Aug 2024Sep 2026$0.5676
26 price points · per EA · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

#30 count
$17.03
#90 count
$51.09

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

Supply fragility

8Low risk

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

  • price down 21% 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 buprenorphine (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 →

Is this a "specialty" drug?

There's no legal definition — it meets 1 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →

  • Part D specialty tier
  • Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $246.57 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program · Brixadi

Regulatory

Application
ANDA201760
TE code
AB
Approval date
Jan 29, 2016
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 Buprenorphine (Tablet)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Bryant Ranch PrepackBUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackBUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 8 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Clinical Solutions Wholesale, LLCBUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
A-S Medication SolutionsBUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 8 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 8 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
American Health PackagingBUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
American Health PackagingBUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 8 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
AvPAKBUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 8 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
AvPAKBUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 8 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Major PharmaceuticalsBUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 8 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Major PharmaceuticalsBUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Redpharm DrugBUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 8 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Remedyrepack Inc.BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Rhodes Pharmaceuticals LLCBUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Rhodes Pharmaceuticals LLCBUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 8 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 8 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Unit Dose Solutions, Inc.BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 8 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Unit Dose Solutions, Inc.BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Clinical Solutions Wholesale, LLCBUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE 8 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Buprenorphine — NDC 50268-0129-15," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/50268012915.

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