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Metformin Hydrochloride

Metformin Hydrochloride · METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1 · Tablet, Extended Release · Oral · AvPAK

NDC 50268-0550-15 · 50 BLISTER PACK in 1 BOX / 1 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BLISTER PACK · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

24 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price has held steady around $0.0288 per unit over the past year. 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)$0.0288per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$0.0351per TABweighted avg manufacturer price $0.0201 · Aug 1, 2026122% of what pharmacies pay — higher than 71% of drugs with this benchmark

Medicare Part D

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 →

NADAC price per unit

$0$0.02$0.04$0.06Oct 2022Sep 2026$0.0288
48 price points · per EA · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

#30 count
$0.86
#90 count
$2.59

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

Supply fragility

0● Low risk

Nothing here is signaling trouble: several manufacturers, no current shortage, no recent serious recalls, stable pricing. In drug supply, boring is the good outcome.

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 metformin hydrochloride (oral solid) in the next 90 days

OAI inspection at a producing facility (24 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 →

Regulatory

Application
ANDA078321
TE code
—
Approval date
—
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 Metformin Hydrochloride (Tablet, Extended Release)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
A-S Medication SolutionsMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Ajanta Pharma USA Inc.METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLCMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLCMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Ascend Laboratories, LLCMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Marlex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 750 mg/1Sep 3, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Marlex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Sep 3, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Northwind Health Company, LLCMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
NuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Proficient Rx LPMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Proficient Rx LPMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Remedyrepack Inc.METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Ascend Laboratories, LLCMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
AvKAREMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
AvKAREMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
AvPAKMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
AvPAKMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Calvin Scott & Co., Inc.METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Coupler LLCMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Epic Pharma, LLCMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Epic Pharma, LLCMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Granules India LtdMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Granules India LtdMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Laurus Labs LimitedMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Laurus Labs LimitedMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Leading Pharma, LLCMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Macleods Pharmaceuticals LimitedMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Macleods Pharmaceuticals LimitedMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Macleods Pharmaceuticals LimitedMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Marksans Pharma LimitedMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Metformin Hydrochloride — NDC 50268-0550-15," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/50268055015.

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