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Viorele

Desogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol and Ethinyl Estradiol · Kit · Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA

NDC 68462-0318-29 · 3 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON / 1 KIT in 1 BLISTER PACK · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

6 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. The price is down 17% over the past year, to $0.1610 per unit. 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)$0.1610per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$0.6059per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$0.3483per unitnegotiated price across 5,115 plans — before rebates · Apr 1, 2026
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$0.1754per TABweighted avg manufacturer price $0.1002 · Aug 1, 2026109% of what pharmacies pay — higher than 62% of drugs with this benchmark

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
$0.3483per unit
middle half $0.2916$0.5040 · 5,115 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $0.3483
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
93%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 1 quarter since 2024.

NADAC price per unit

$0$0.5$1.00$1.50Nov 2013Sep 2026$0.161
155 price points · per EA · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$51.75
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA

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

Medicaid spend (2025)

$253,336
11,598 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

15Low risk

Some pressure is visible, but not much — here’s everything the score found to count.

  • Class I/II recall in past 12 months+15

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 desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol (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
ANDA091346
TE code
AB
Approval date
Apr 2, 2012
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class II · OngoingSep 3, 2025
    Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USAFailed Impurities/Degradation Specifications

Manufacturers of Desogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol and Ethinyl Estradiol (Kit)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
A-S Medication SolutionsJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USAJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Naari Pte. LimitedJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Apotex Corp.Jul 15, 2026Aug 12, 2026

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

Cite this page

DrugDashboards, "Viorele — NDC 68462-0318-29," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/68462031829.

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