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Bicillin L-A

penicillin G benzathine · PENICILLIN G BENZATHINE 2400000 [iU]/4mL · Injection, Suspension · Intramuscular · Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc

NDC 60793-0702-10 · 10 SYRINGE in 1 PACKAGE / 4 mL in 1 SYRINGE · NDA · 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 jumped 136% in a year, to $182.55 per mL — sharp rises like this often mean supply is already tightening. It is in shortage right now — FDA lists the reason as “other. Put together: this is a fragile supply — if anything else goes wrong, there is very little slack to absorb it.

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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)$182.55per MLinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · May 15, 2025
  • Medicare Part B pays (ASP+6%)$32.59per billing unit (100,000 UNITS)HCPCS J0561 · Jul 1, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$145.83per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$201.33per unitnegotiated price across 5,347 plans — before rebates · Apr 1, 2026
  • Federal ceiling (Big4)$3,693.28per package of 10X4MLPfizer Inc. · Jan 1, 2026
  • List price (WAC, as filed)$9,150.22per packagePfizer Inc. · Jul 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
$201.33per unit
middle half $197.37$208.92 · 5,347 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
$120.80–$150.99
brand drug — est. 25-40% rebate off the price at left
Coverage & restrictions
97%of plans cover it
tier 4 · prior auth 7% · 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$100.00$200.00Oct 2013May 2025$182.55
14 price points · per ML · last surveyed Invalid DateSource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$7,562.16
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Pfizer Inc.

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

Medicare Part B (ASP)

Payment limit per 100,000 UNITS
$32.592
HCPCS J0561 · Jul 1, 2026 quarter · typically ASP + 6%

Medicaid spend (2025)

$8.1M
11,580 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

55High risk

Several kinds of pressure are visible at once — each line below is a condition that historically precedes supply trouble, and this market is stacking them.

  • 2 active manufacturers+20
  • in shortage now+25
  • 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

Is this a "specialty" drug?

There's no legal definition — it meets 2 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →

  • Part D specialty tier · median tier 4 across plans
  • Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $967.75 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program

Regulatory

Application
NDA050141
TE code
BC
Approval date
Jan 1, 1982
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

  • In shortage now Bicillin L-A, Injection, 1200000 [iU]/2 mL (NDC 60793-701-10)Apr 26, 2023
    Other
    month 41 — 2× the typical 20-month injectable shortage · model puts 44% odds it resolves within 6 months
  • In shortage now Bicillin L-A, Injection, 2400000 [iU]/4 mL (NDC 60793-702-10)Apr 26, 2023
    Other
    month 41 — 2× the typical 20-month injectable shortage · model puts 44% odds it resolves within 6 months
  • In shortage now Bicillin L-A, Injection, 600000 [iU]/1 mL (NDC 60793-700-10)Apr 26, 2023
    Other
    month 41 — 2× the typical 20-month injectable shortage · model puts 44% odds it resolves within 6 months

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class II · OngoingJul 10, 2025
    Pfizer Inc.CGMP Deviations; particulates identified during visual inspection
  • Class II · OngoingJul 10, 2025
    Pfizer Inc.CGMP Deviations; particulates identified during visual inspection

Manufacturers of penicillin G benzathine (Injection, Suspension)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
A-S Medication SolutionsPENICILLIN G BENZATHINE 1200000 [iU]/2mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer IncPENICILLIN G BENZATHINE 1200000 [iU]/2mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer IncPENICILLIN G BENZATHINE 2400000 [iU]/4mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer IncPENICILLIN G BENZATHINE 600000 [iU]/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Bicillin L-A — NDC 60793-0702-10," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/60793070210.

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