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Metformin Hydrochloride

metformin hydrochloride · METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1 · Tablet, Film Coated, Extended Release · Oral · Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., Usa

NDC 68462-0520-01 · 100 TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

7 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. The price is down 12% over the past year, to $0.2619 per unit. 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)$0.2619per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$1.28per TABweighted avg manufacturer price $0.7341 · Aug 1, 2024490% of what pharmacies pay — higher than 95% of drugs with this benchmark

Medicare Part D

All Part D pricing →

Matched to CMS's representative package for this drug (NDC 42571-0333-01) — 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
$4.53per unit
middle half $4.50$4.85 · 717 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $4.53
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
13%of plans cover it
tier 4 · prior auth 87% · step therapy 4% · qty limit 100%

*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$10.00$20.00Jan 2020Sep 2026$0.2619
57 price points · per EA · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

#30 count
$7.86
#90 count
$23.57

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

Medicaid spend (2025)

$55,368
1,482 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 metformin hydrochloride (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 →

Regulatory

Application
ANDA212969
TE code
AB3
Approval date
Nov 25, 2019
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class II · OngoingMar 13, 2025
    Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USACGMP Deviations

Manufacturers of metformin hydrochloride (Tablet, Film Coated, Extended Release)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., UsaMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., UsaMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Micro Labs LimitedMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Micro Labs LimitedMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Oceanside PharmaceuticalsMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Oceanside PharmaceuticalsMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Santarus, Inc.METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLCMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLCMETFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Santarus, Inc.METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Aug 26, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Aug 26, 2026

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

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