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Dexamethasone

Dexamethasone · DEXAMETHASONE .5 mg/1 · Tablet · Oral · Apotex Corp.

NDC 60505-6249-01 · 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

17 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price is down 19% over the past year, to $0.0737 per unit. 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)$0.0737per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Medicare Part B pays (ASP+6%)$0.0260per billing unit (0.25 MG)HCPCS J8540 · Jul 1, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$0.5323per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Federal contracts pay (FSS)$0.1040per unitAvKare, LLC · Jan 1, 2026141% of what pharmacies pay — higher than 62% of drugs with this benchmark
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$0.0737per TABweighted avg manufacturer price $0.0414 · 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 00054-4179-25) — 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
$0.0996per unit
middle half $0.0931$0.1159 · 5,496 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $0.0996
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
100%of plans cover it
tier 2 · prior auth 0% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 0%

*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$0.1$0.15Feb 2024Sep 2026$0.0737
32 price points · per EA · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

#30 count
$2.21
#90 count
$6.64

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

Medicare Part B (ASP)

Payment limit per 0.25 MG
$0.026
HCPCS J8540 · Jul 1, 2026 quarter · typically ASP + 6%

Medicaid spend (2025)

$13,949
1,427 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 21% 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 dexamethasone (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
ANDA217695
TE code
AB
Approval date
Aug 23, 2023
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 Dexamethasone (Tablet)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
A-S Medication SolutionsDEXAMETHASONE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackDEXAMETHASONE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Cardinal Health 107, LLCDEXAMETHASONE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.DEXAMETHASONE 6 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.DEXAMETHASONE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.DEXAMETHASONE .75 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.DEXAMETHASONE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.DEXAMETHASONE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.DEXAMETHASONE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Pangea Pharmaceuticals, LLCDEXAMETHASONE .25 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.DEXAMETHASONE .75 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Proficient Rx LPDEXAMETHASONE 1.5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Remedyrepack Inc.DEXAMETHASONE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Advagen Pharma Ltd.DEXAMETHASONE 1.5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advagen Pharma Ltd.DEXAMETHASONE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advagen Pharma Ltd.DEXAMETHASONE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advagen Pharma Ltd.DEXAMETHASONE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advagen Pharma Ltd.DEXAMETHASONE .75 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advagen Pharma Ltd.DEXAMETHASONE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advagen Pharma Ltd.DEXAMETHASONE 6 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advanced Rx of Tennessee, LLCDEXAMETHASONE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLCDEXAMETHASONE 1.5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLCDEXAMETHASONE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Alvogen Inc.DEXAMETHASONE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Alvogen Inc.DEXAMETHASONE 6 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
American Health PackagingDEXAMETHASONE 6 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
American Health PackagingDEXAMETHASONE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
American Health PackagingDEXAMETHASONE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCDEXAMETHASONE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCDEXAMETHASONE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCDEXAMETHASONE 6 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.DEXAMETHASONE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.DEXAMETHASONE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.DEXAMETHASONE .75 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.DEXAMETHASONE 4 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.DEXAMETHASONE 1.5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.DEXAMETHASONE 6 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Apotex Corp.DEXAMETHASONE .5 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Apotex Corp.DEXAMETHASONE 2 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Apotex Corp.DEXAMETHASONE 1 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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