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Hydrocortisone

Anti-pruritic · HYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100g · Cream · Topical · Cardinal Health

NDC 70000-0485-01 · 72 BOX in 1 CASE / 1 TUBE in 1 BOX / 28.4 g in 1 TUBE · OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG · View full market →

The short version

Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles. The price has held steady around $0.0619 per gram over the past year. Put together: worth watching — several of the pressures that precede supply trouble are present at once.

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Medicare Part D

Medicare Part D does not cover over-the-counter drugs — by law it pays only for products requiring a prescription.

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NADAC price per unit

$0$0.025$0.05$0.075Feb 2020Sep 2026$0.0619
80 price points · per GMSource: CMS NADAC

Medicaid spend (2025)

$78,391
7,544 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

30Elevated risk

The score is counting real pressure here. One of these alone is routine; it’s the combination that makes this market worth watching.

  • 1 active manufacturer+30

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 anti-pruritic (other) in the next 90 days

price up 2% YoY

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
M017
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 Anti-pruritic (Cream)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Cardinal HealthHYDROCORTISONE 1 g/100gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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