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Metformin Hydrochloride

Metformin Hydrochloride · METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 750 mg/1 · Tablet, Extended Release · Oral · AvPAK

NDC 50268-0551-15 · 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 $0.0542 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)$0.0542per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$0.0542per TABweighted avg manufacturer price $0.0300 · Aug 1, 2026100% of what pharmacies pay — higher than 10% of drugs with this benchmark

Medicare Part D

All Part D pricing →

Matched to CMS's representative package for this drug (NDC 67877-0414-01) — 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
$0.1200per unit
middle half $0.0803$0.1702 · 5,496 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $0.1200
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
100%of plans cover it
tier 1 · prior auth 0% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 88%

*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$0.05$0.1Aug 2022Sep 2026$0.0542
50 price points · per EA · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

#30 count
$1.63
#90 count
$4.88

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

Supply fragility

0Low 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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