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Leader Eye Wash

purified water · WATER 99.05 g/100mL · Solution · Ophthalmic · Cardinal Health

NDC 70000-0018-01 · 1 BOTTLE, DROPPER in 1 BOX / 118 mL in 1 BOTTLE, DROPPER · OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG · View full market →

The short version

4 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. The price has jumped 38% in a year, to $0.0296 per mL — sharp rises like this often mean supply is already tightening. Put together: this looks like a healthy supply — the boring kind, which is exactly what you want.

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Medicare Part D

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NADAC price per unit

$0$0.01$0.02$0.03May 2020Sep 2026$0.0296
43 price points · per MLSource: CMS NADAC

Medicaid spend (2025)

$2
14 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

5Low risk

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

  • 4 active manufacturers+5

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)

0.2%chance of a new FDA shortage posting for purified water (other) in the next 90 days

price up 35% YoY · 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 →

Regulatory

Application
M018
TE code
Approval date
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 purified water (Solution)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Unifirst First Aid CorporationWATER 983 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Cardinal HealthWATER 99.05 g/100mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
KC Pharmaceuticals, Inc.WATER 99.05 g/100mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Rite AidWATER 99.05 g/100mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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