Menthol Cough Drops · MENTHOL 5.4 mg/1 · Pastille · Oral · Cardinal Health 110, Inc.
NDC 70000-0638-01 · 30 PASTILLE in 1 BAG · OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG · View full market →
Just 2 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately. The price is up 11% over the past year, to $0.0336 per unit. Put together: this looks like a healthy supply — the boring kind, which is exactly what you want.
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Medicare Part D does not cover over-the-counter drugs — by law it pays only for products requiring a prescription.
How Part D pricing works →Some pressure is visible, but not much — here’s everything the score found to count.
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
sole-source market · 2 Class I/II recall(s) in 12 months · price up 6% YoY
For scale: the typical drug’s chance is about 0.1% — this one is in ordinary territory.
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No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.
No enforcement reports list this package NDC.
| Labeler | Strength | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Health 110, Inc. | MENTHOL 5.4 mg/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Whole Foods Market, Inc. | MENTHOL 5.8 mg/1 | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
Roster from daily NDC Directory diffs — first/last seen dates start July 2026.
DrugDashboards, "Cough Drops Menthol — NDC 70000-0638-01," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/70000063801.
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