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Acthar

Repository Corticotropin · CORTICOTROPIN 80 [USP'U]/mL · Injection · Intramuscular; Subcutaneous · Mallinckrodt ARD LLC

NDC 63004-8710-01 · 1 VIAL, MULTI-DOSE in 1 CARTON / 5 mL in 1 VIAL, MULTI-DOSE · NDA · View full market →

The short version

Just 2 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately.

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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.

  • Medicare Part B pays (ASP+6%)$4,133.45per billing unit (40 UNITS)HCPCS J0801 · Jul 1, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$8,769.05per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$9,250.73per unitnegotiated price across 180 plans — before rebates · Apr 1, 2026
  • Federal ceiling (Big4)$34,225.56per package of 5MLMallinckrodt ARD LLC · Jan 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
$9,250.73per unit
middle half $8,915.65$9,250.73 · 180 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
$5,550.44–$6,938.05
brand drug — est. 25-40% rebate off the price at left
Coverage & restrictions
3%of plans cover it
tier 5 · prior auth 100% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 15%

*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

No NADAC pricing on file for this NDC — NADAC covers drugs dispensed by retail community pharmacies.

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$45,304.00
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2025 annual filing · Mallinckrodt ARD LLC

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

Medicare Part B (ASP)

Payment limit per 40 UNITS
$4133.449
HCPCS J0801 · Jul 1, 2026 quarter · typically ASP + 6%

Medicaid spend (2025)

$7.5M
114 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

Not scored — fragility is computed for NADAC-priced NDCs.

Is this a "specialty" drug?

There's no legal definition — it meets 3 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →

  • Part D specialty tier · median tier 5 across plans
  • Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $73,093.23 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program

Regulatory

Application
NDA008372
TE code
Approval date
Jan 1, 1982
Patents / exclusivity
3 patents, 0 exclusivities
TypeNumber / codeExpires
patent11752199Jul 18, 2041
patent11752199Jul 18, 2041
patent11752199Jul 18, 2041

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class II · OngoingFeb 6, 2024
    Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.cGMP deviations: Temperature excursion due to shipping delay from manufacturer to distributor. Affected distributor has been notified.

Manufacturers of Repository Corticotropin (Injection)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Mallinckrodt ARD LLCCORTICOTROPIN 80 [USP'U]/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Mallinckrodt ARD LLCCORTICOTROPIN 40 [USP'U]/.5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.CORTICOTROPIN 80 [USP'U]/mLJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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

Cite this page

DrugDashboards, "Acthar — NDC 63004-8710-01," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/63004871001.

Free to cite with attribution — see how the data is put together.