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Cefixime

Cefixime · CEFIXIME 100 mg/5mL · Powder, For Suspension · Oral · Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

NDC 68180-0405-01 · 50 mL in 1 BOTTLE · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

Just 2 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately. The price is down 9% over the past year, to $2.88 per unit.

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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.

  • Part D plans paid (avg)$10.29per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$2.88per MLweighted avg manufacturer price $0.5850 · Jul 1, 2019

Medicare Part D

All Part D pricing →

Matched to CMS's representative package for this drug (NDC 65862-0751-50) — 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
$2.25per unit
middle half $1.92$2.56 · 3,429 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $2.25
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
62%of plans cover it
tier 4 · 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$2.00$4.00Oct 2015Aug 2018$2.88
18 price points · per · last surveyed Invalid Date · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Medicaid spend (2025)

$10,275
96 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

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

90-day shortage risk (model v2)

0.1%chance of a new FDA shortage posting for cefixime (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
ANDA065129
TE code
Approval date
Feb 23, 2004
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class II · TerminatedAug 21, 2024
    Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.Subpotent Drug- An out of specification ( OOS ) result observed in assay test during 18-month long term stability study.
  • Class II · TerminatedMay 30, 2024
    Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.Failed Content Uniformity Specifications
  • Class II · TerminatedJan 3, 2024
    Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications
  • Class II · TerminatedApr 29, 2021
    Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.Subpotent Drug
  • Class II · TerminatedApr 15, 2020
    Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.Subpotent Drug: low out of specification (OOS) test result observed in long term stability study.

Manufacturers of Cefixime (Powder, For Suspension)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedCEFIXIME 100 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedCEFIXIME 200 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.CEFIXIME 100 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.CEFIXIME 200 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

Cite this page

DrugDashboards, "Cefixime — NDC 68180-0405-01," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/68180040501.

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