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Colistimethate

Colistimethate Sodium · COLISTIMETHATE SODIUM 150 mg/1 · Injection, Powder, For Solution · Intramuscular; Intravenous · Xellia Pharmaceuticals USA LLC

NDC 70594-0023-01 · 1 VIAL, GLASS in 1 VIAL / 1 INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION in 1 VIAL, GLASS · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

Just 2 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately. Put together: worth watching — several of the pressures that precede supply trouble are present at once. Historically, drugs in this position went on to a new shortage within 90 days about 0.4% of the time — roughly 3× the typical drug (0.1%).

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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)$15.49per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · May 20, 2026
  • Medicare Part B pays (ASP+6%)$14.49per billing unit (150 MG)HCPCS J0770 · Jul 1, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$17.04per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Federal contracts pay (FSS)$8.21per unitGolden State Medical Supply, Inc. · Jun 30, 202553% of what pharmacies pay — a deeper discount than 86% of drugs with this benchmark

Medicare Part D

All Part D pricing →

Matched to CMS's representative package for this drug (NDC 70594-0023-04) — 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
$16.13per unit
middle half $14.32$19.73 · 5,496 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $16.13
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
100%of plans cover it
tier 4 · prior auth 21% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 8%

*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$20.00Dec 2025Sep 2026$15.49
6 price points · per EA · held since Invalid DateSource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$28.00
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

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

Medicare Part B (ASP)

Payment limit per 150 MG
$14.494
HCPCS J0770 · Jul 1, 2026 quarter · typically ASP + 6%

Medicaid spend (2025)

$75,443
87 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.

  • 2 active manufacturers+20
  • sterile injectable+10

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)

0.4%chance of a new FDA shortage posting for colistimethate sodium (injectable) in the next 90 days

sterile injectable · sole-source market

For scale: the typical drug’s chance is about 0.1% — this one is 3× that.

Backtested statistical model over the whole market, not this package alone. Model details →

Is this a "specialty" drug?

There's no legal definition — it meets 1 of 6 public criteria. Why that matters →

  • Part D specialty tier
  • Costs ≥ $950/fill · avg $901.34 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program

Regulatory

Application
ANDA205356
TE code
AP
Approval date
May 29, 2015
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 Colistimethate Sodium (Injection, Powder, For Solution)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Xellia Pharmaceuticals USA LLCCOLISTIMETHATE SODIUM 150 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.COLISTIMETHATE SODIUM 150 mg/1Jul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Colistimethate — NDC 70594-0023-01," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/70594002301.

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