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Ertapenem

Ertapenem Sodium · ERTAPENEM SODIUM 1 g/20mL · Injection · Intramuscular; Intravenous · Apotex Corp

NDC 60505-6196-04 · 10 VIAL in 1 CARTON / 20 mL in 1 VIAL · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

Just 3 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately. The price is down 22% over the past year, to $27.76 per unit. Put together: this looks like a healthy supply — the boring kind, which is exactly what you want. Historically, drugs in this position went on to a new shortage within 90 days about 0.3% of the time — roughly 2× 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)$27.76per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Medicare Part B pays (ASP+6%)$6.75per billing unit (500 MG)HCPCS J1335 · Jul 1, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$27.03per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$53.32per unitnegotiated price across 5,496 plans — before rebates · Apr 1, 2026
  • Federal contracts pay (FSS)$130.49per package of 10X1GMGolden State Medical Supply, Inc. · Apr 18, 2025

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
$53.32per unit
middle half $42.66$67.34 · 5,496 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $53.32
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
100%of plans cover it
tier 4 · prior auth 2% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 8%

*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$20.00$40.00$60.00Jun 2023Sep 2026$27.76
32 price points · per EASource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$300.00
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Apotex Corp

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

Medicare Part B (ASP)

Payment limit per 500 MG
$6.750
HCPCS J1335 · Jul 1, 2026 quarter · typically ASP + 6%

Medicaid spend (2025)

$4.0M
21,366 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

20Low risk

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

  • 3 active manufacturers+10
  • 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)

0.3%chance of a new FDA shortage posting for ertapenem sodium (injectable) in the next 90 days

sterile injectable · sole-source market

For scale: the typical drug’s chance is about 0.1% — this one is 2× that.

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

Is this a "specialty" drug?

There's no legal definition — it meets 1 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →

  • Part D specialty tier · median tier 4 across plans
  • Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $418.68 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program

Regulatory

Application
ANDA207647
TE code
AP
Approval date
Mar 19, 2019
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 Ertapenem Sodium (Injection)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Apotex CorpERTAPENEM SODIUM 1 g/20mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
BluePoint LaboratoriesERTAPENEM SODIUM 1 g/20mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Savior Lifetec CorporationERTAPENEM SODIUM 1 g/20mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Ertapenem — NDC 60505-6196-04," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/60505619604.

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