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Cimzia

certolizumab pegol · CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 200 mg/mL · Injection, Solution · Subcutaneous · UCB, Inc.

NDC 50474-0710-79 · 2 SYRINGE, GLASS in 1 CARTON / 1 mL in 1 SYRINGE, GLASS · BLA · View full market →

The short version

Just 2 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately. The price has held steady around $6094.02 per unit over the past year. A Class II recall hit this product in the past year (UCB Biosciences Inc.). One of its named manufacturing plants, Unither Manufacturing LLC, failed FDA inspectionwithin the last two years — the agency’s most serious outcome. Put together: worth watching — several of the pressures that precede supply trouble are present at once. Historically, drugs in this position went on to a new shortage within 90 days about 0.6% of the time — roughly 4× the typical drug (0.1%).

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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)$6,094.03per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Medicare Part B pays (ASP+6%)$3.44per billing unit (1 MG)HCPCS J0717 · Jul 1, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$5,631.50per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$6,057.22per unitnegotiated price across 357 plans — before rebates · Jan 1, 2026
  • Federal ceiling (Big4)$2,084.55per unitUCB, Inc. · Jan 1, 202634% of what pharmacies pay — a deeper discount than 90% of drugs with this benchmark
  • List price (WAC, as filed)$6,299.40per packageUCB, Inc · Jan 1, 2026

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
$6,057.22per unit
middle half $6,004.59$7,134.85 · 357 plans · Jan 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
$3,634.33–$4,542.91
brand drug — est. 25-40% rebate off the price at left
Coverage & restrictions
6%of plans cover it
tier 5 · prior auth 100% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 58%

*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 9 quarters since 2024.

NADAC price per unit

$0$2500.00$5000.00$7500.00Nov 2013Sep 2026$6094.02
54 price points · per EASource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$6,299.40
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · UCB, Inc.

Manufacturer list price as filed — not what pharmacies actually pay after discounts.

Medicare Part B (ASP)

Payment limit per 1 MG
$3.444
HCPCS J0717 · Jul 1, 2026 quarter · typically ASP + 6%

Medicaid spend (2025)

$147.8M
22,011 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

45Elevated risk

The score is counting real pressure here. One of these alone is routine; it’s the combination that makes this market worth watching.

  • 2 active manufacturers+20
  • Class I/II recall in past 12 months+15
  • sterile injectable+10

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)

0.6%chance of a new FDA shortage posting for certolizumab pegol (injectable) in the next 90 days

sterile injectable · 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 4× that.

Backtested statistical model over the whole market, not this package alone. Model details →

Where it's made

Establishments this product's FDA label declares, located via FDA registration data. How we built this →

Is this a "specialty" drug?

There's no legal definition — it meets 4 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →

  • Part D specialty tier · median tier 5 across plans
  • Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $16,841.18 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program

Regulatory

Application
BLA125160
TE code
Approval date
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class II · OngoingMay 8, 2026
    UCB Biosciences Inc.Lack of Assurance of Sterility

Manufacturers of certolizumab pegol (Injection, Solution)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
UCB Farchim SACERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 1 g/gJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
UCB, Inc.CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 200 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Cimzia — NDC 50474-0710-79," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/50474071079.

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