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Albuterol Sulfate HFA

albuterol sulfate · ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1 · Aerosol, Metered · Respiratory (Inhalation) · Prasco Laboratories

NDC 66993-0019-68 · 1 INHALER in 1 CARTON / 200 AEROSOL, METERED in 1 INHALER · NDA AUTHORIZED GENERIC · View full market →

The short version

21 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The generic price has held steady around $1.82 per gram over the past year. The brand (Ventolin Hfa) runs $2.88 per gram 1.6× 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)$1.82per GMinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$2.39per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$1.61per unitnegotiated price across 4,235 plans — before rebates · Apr 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
$1.61per unit
middle half $1.26$2.78 · 4,235 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $1.61
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
77%of plans cover it
tier 2 · prior auth 0% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 69%

*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$1.00$2.00Mar 2019Sep 2026$1.82
91 price points · per GMSource: CMS NADAC

Medicaid spend (2025)

$126.3M
2,946,255 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

0Low risk

Nothing here is signaling trouble: several manufacturers, no current shortage, no recent serious recalls, stable pricing. In drug supply, boring is the good outcome.

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 albuterol sulfate (other) in the next 90 days

OAI inspection at a producing facility (24 months) · 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
NDA020983
TE code
AB3
Approval date
Apr 19, 2001
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class II · TerminatedJan 26, 2022
    CARDINAL HEALTHCARECGMP Deviations: Products were exposed to temperatures outside of the products labeled storage conditions.

Manufacturers of albuterol sulfate (Aerosol, Metered)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
A-S Medication SolutionsALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirstALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
NuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Aug 6, 2026Sep 3, 2026
NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Proficient Rx LPALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Remedyrepack Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Sportpharm LLCALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Advanced Rx of Tennessee, LLCALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLCALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Cipla USA Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
GlaxoSmithKline LLCALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Hawaii Repack, Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals LtdALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Prasco LaboratoriesALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 108 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Preferred Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Proficient Rx LPALBUTEROL SULFATE 108 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Remedyrepack Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 108 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sandoz IncALBUTEROL SULFATE 108 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Asclemed USA, Inc.ALBUTEROL SULFATE 90 ug/1Jul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Albuterol Sulfate HFA — NDC 66993-0019-68," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/66993001968.

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