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Potassium Chloride

Potassium Chloride · POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1 · Capsule, Extended Release · Oral · Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA

NDC 68462-0357-01 · 100 CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

19 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price has held steady around $0.1278 per unit over the past year. One of its named manufacturing plants, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, failed FDA inspectionwithin the last two years — the agency’s most serious outcome. 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)$0.1278per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 20, 2025
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$0.0412per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$0.1186per CAPweighted avg manufacturer price $0.0619 · Oct 1, 202593% of what pharmacies pay — a deeper discount than 95% of drugs with this benchmark

Medicare Part D

All Part D pricing →

Matched to CMS's representative package for this drug (NDC 43547-0553-50) — 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
$0.2676per unit
middle half $0.1446$0.3435 · 5,438 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $0.2676
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
99%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 2 quarters since 2024.

NADAC price per unit

$0$0.2$0.4$0.6May 2016Aug 2025$0.1278
113 price points · per EA · last surveyed Invalid Date · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

#30 count
$3.84
#90 count
$11.51

Estimates: latest NADAC unit price × quantity. Pharmacy acquisition cost only — excludes dispensing fees, markup, and insurance terms.

Medicaid spend (2025)

$2,475
169 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 potassium chloride (oral solid) 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 →

Where it's made

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

Is this a "specialty" drug?

There's no legal definition — it meets 1 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →

  • Part D specialty tier
  • Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $24.12 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program · Xywav and Xyrem

Regulatory

Application
ANDA202868
TE code
Approval date
Jan 19, 2016
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class II · OngoingMay 30, 2024
    Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USACGMP Deviations
  • Class I · OngoingMay 30, 2024
    Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USAFailed Dissolution Specifications
  • Class II · OngoingMay 30, 2024
    Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USACGMP Deviations
  • Class I · OngoingMay 30, 2024
    Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USAFailed Dissolution Specifications

Manufacturers of Potassium Chloride (Capsule, Extended Release)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
A-S Medication SolutionsPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Actavis Pharma, Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
American Health PackagingPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLCPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
AvKAREPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
AvPAKPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 600 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USAPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Granules India LtdPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Granules India LtdPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 600 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Granules Pharmaceuticals IncPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 600 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Granules Pharmaceuticals IncPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Major PharmaceuticalsPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
NCS HealthCare of KY, LLC dba Vangard LabsPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Northstar Rx LLCPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 600 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Remedyrepack Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Solco Healthcare LLCPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Solco Healthcare LLCPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 600 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 600 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 600 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
BluePoint LaboratoriesPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 750 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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

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