Potassium Bicarbonate · POTASSIUM BICARBONATE 782 mg/1 · Tablet, Effervescent · Oral · Nomax Inc.
NDC 51801-0011-30 · 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON / 1 TABLET, EFFERVESCENT in 1 POUCH · UNAPPROVED DRUG OTHER · View full market →
Just 2 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately. The price has held steady around $0.5229 per unit over the past year. Put together: this looks like a healthy supply — the boring kind, which is exactly what you want.
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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 →Estimates: latest NADAC unit price × quantity. Pharmacy acquisition cost only — excludes dispensing fees, markup, and insurance terms.
Some pressure is visible, but not much — here’s everything the score found to count.
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
sole-source market
For scale: the typical drug’s chance is about 0.1% — this one is in ordinary territory.
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Establishments this product's FDA label declares, located via FDA registration data. How we built this →
There's no legal definition — it meets 1 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →
No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.
No enforcement reports list this package NDC.
| Labeler | Strength | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nomax Inc. | POTASSIUM BICARBONATE 977.5 mg/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. | POTASSIUM BICARBONATE 978 mg/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Nomax Inc. | POTASSIUM BICARBONATE 391 mg/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Nomax Inc. | POTASSIUM BICARBONATE 782 mg/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 |
Roster from daily NDC Directory diffs — first/last seen dates start July 2026.
DrugDashboards, "Effer-K 20 mEq Unflavored — NDC 51801-0011-30," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/51801001130.
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