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Cephalexin

Cephalexin · CEPHALEXIN 250 mg/5mL · For Suspension · Oral · Ascend Laboratories, LLC

NDC 67877-0545-88 · 100 mL in 1 BOTTLE · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

10 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price has held steady around $0.0750 per mL over the past year. 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)$0.0750per MLinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$0.3170per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024

Medicare Part D

All Part D pricing →

Matched to CMS's representative package for this drug (NDC 68180-0441-01) — 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
$0.1058per unit
middle half $0.0597$0.1559 · 5,496 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $0.1058
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$0.15Aug 2019Sep 2026$0.075
86 price points · per MLSource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$12.95
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Ascend Laboratories, LLC

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

Medicaid spend (2025)

$2.0M
103,781 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 cephalexin (other) 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 →

Where it's made

Establishments this product's FDA label declares, located via FDA registration data. How we built this →

Regulatory

Application
ANDA210221
TE code
AB
Approval date
Mar 26, 2019
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class II · OngoingMay 23, 2025
    Ascend Laboratories, LLCFailed Impurities/Degradation Specifications An out-of-specification result was observed in the related substance test at the sixth month of stability analysis. The individual impurity was identified to be Cephalexin Glucose Adduct.
  • Class II · OngoingMay 23, 2025
    Ascend Laboratories, LLCFailed Impurities/Degradation Specifications An out-of-specification result was observed in the related substance test at the sixth month of stability analysis. The individual impurity was identified to be Cephalexin Glucose Adduct.
  • Class II · TerminatedJan 22, 2021
    Ascend Laboratories LLCCGMP Deviations: Individual Unidentified impurities results of the product was found at higher side of the specification limit.
  • Class II · TerminatedJan 22, 2021
    Ascend Laboratories LLCCGMP Deviations: Individual Unidentified impurities results of the product was found at higher side of the specification limit.
  • Class II · TerminatedDec 17, 2020
    Ascend Laboratories LLCFailed Impurity/Degradation Specifications
  • Class II · TerminatedDec 17, 2020
    Ascend Laboratories LLCFailed Impurity/Degradation Specifications
  • Class II · TerminatedNov 23, 2020
    Ascend Laboratories LLCFailed Impurity/Degradation Specifications: Unidentified impurities not complying with specifications were observed in various lots of Cephalexin FOS USP 125 mg/5 mL.

Manufacturers of Cephalexin (For Suspension)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Bryant Ranch PrepackCEPHALEXIN 250 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.CEPHALEXIN 250 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Ascend Laboratories, LLCCEPHALEXIN 125 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Ascend Laboratories, LLCCEPHALEXIN 250 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.CEPHALEXIN 250 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.CEPHALEXIN 125 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.CEPHALEXIN 125 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.CEPHALEXIN 250 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Preferred Pharmaceuticals, Inc.CEPHALEXIN 250 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Preferred Pharmaceuticlas Inc.CEPHALEXIN 125 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Proficient Rx LPCEPHALEXIN 250 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Remedyrepack Inc.CEPHALEXIN 250 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
A-S Medication SolutionsCEPHALEXIN 250 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackCEPHALEXIN 125 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Cephalexin — NDC 67877-0545-88," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/67877054588.

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