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Metformin hydrochloride

metformin hydrochloride · METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg/1 · Tablet, Film Coated, Extended Release · Oral · Oceanside Pharmaceuticals

NDC 68682-0018-90 · 90 TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE · NDA AUTHORIZED GENERIC · View full market →

The short version

7 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. The price has fallen 62% in a year, to $0.8418 per unit — and generics that get this cheap tend to get abandoned rather than defended.

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Medicare Part D

All Part D pricing →

Matched to CMS's representative package for this drug (NDC 42571-0334-90) — 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
$3.50per unit
middle half $2.67$4.45 · 97 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $3.50
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
2%of plans cover it
tier 4 · prior auth 6% · step therapy 28% · qty limit 99%

*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$50.00$100.00Mar 2017Oct 2024$0.8418
78 price points · per · last surveyed Invalid Date · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$1,250.00
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2024 annual filing · Bausch Health US, LLC

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

Medicaid spend (2024)

$6,495
83 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 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
NDA021748
TE code
Approval date
Jun 3, 2005
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

No enforcement reports list this package NDC.

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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