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Guanfacine extended-release

guanfacine · GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 4 mg/1 · Tablet, Extended Release · Oral · Apotex Corp.

NDC 60505-3930-01 · 100 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

11 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The generic price is down 12% over the past year, to $0.1783 per unit. The brand (Intuniv) runs $9.30 per unit 58× more. Put together: this looks like a healthy supply — the boring kind, which is exactly what you want.

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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)$0.1783per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D point of sale (median)$0.4671per unitnegotiated price across 5,141 plans — before rebates · Apr 1, 2026
  • Federal contracts pay (FSS)$0.2320per unitThe Davinci Company, LLC · Nov 15, 2025130% of what pharmacies pay — higher than 62% of drugs with this benchmark
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$0.2046per TABweighted avg manufacturer price $0.1169 · Aug 1, 2026115% of what pharmacies pay — higher than 67% of drugs with this benchmark

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
$0.4671per unit
middle half $0.3490$0.8446 · 5,141 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $0.4671
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
94%of plans cover it
tier 3 · prior auth 28% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 71%

*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$0.2$0.4$0.6Jan 2019Sep 2026$0.1783
93 price points · per EA · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

#30 count
$5.35
#90 count
$16.05

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

Medicaid spend (2025)

$2.1M
140,507 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

8Low risk

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

  • price down 20% 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 guanfacine (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 →

Regulatory

Application
ANDA205430
TE code
AB
Approval date
Jul 25, 2018
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

  • Planned discontinuation Guanfacine Hydrochloride, Tablet, Extended Release, 1 mg (NDC 0228-2850-11)Nov 13, 2025
  • Planned discontinuation Guanfacine Hydrochloride, Tablet, Extended Release, 2 mg (NDC 0228-2851-11)Nov 13, 2025
  • Planned discontinuation Guanfacine Hydrochloride, Tablet, Extended Release, 3 mg (NDC 0228-2853-11)Nov 13, 2025
  • Planned discontinuation Guanfacine Hydrochloride, Tablet, Extended Release, 4 mg (NDC 0228-2855-11)Nov 13, 2025

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class II · OngoingMar 31, 2021
    Apotex Corp.Cross Contamination with Other Product: Product is being recalled due to Trace Amounts of Quetiapine Fumarate

Manufacturers of guanfacine (Tablet, Extended Release)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Bryant Ranch PrepackGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Remedyrepack Inc.GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 3 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advagen Pharma LimitedGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advagen Pharma LimitedGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advagen Pharma LimitedGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advagen Pharma LimitedGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 3 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 3 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Alembic Pharmaceuticals LimitedGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Alembic Pharmaceuticals LimitedGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Alembic Pharmaceuticals LimitedGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Alembic Pharmaceuticals LimitedGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 3 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Apotex Corp.GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Apotex Corp.GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Apotex Corp.GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Apotex Corp.GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 3 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Fosun Pharma USA, IncGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Fosun Pharma USA, IncGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Fosun Pharma USA, IncGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Fosun Pharma USA, IncGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 3 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.GUANFACINE 3 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 3 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.GUANFACINE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.GUANFACINE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.GUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.GUANFACINE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Northstar RxllcGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 3 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Northstar RxllcGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Northstar RxllcGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Northstar RxllcGUANFACINE HYDROCHLORIDE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Proficient Rx LPGUANFACINE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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