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Estradiol

Estradiol · ESTRADIOL .25 mg/.25g · Gel · Topical · ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

NDC 70954-0531-20 · 30 PACKET in 1 CARTON / .25 g in 1 PACKET · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

8 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. The generic price has fallen 59% in a year, to $0.8636 per unit — and generics that get this cheap tend to get abandoned rather than defended. The brand (Divigel) runs $3.21 per unit 3.7× more. A Class II recall hit this product in the past year (ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.). Put together: worth watching — several of the pressures that precede supply trouble are present at once.

The numbers behind every sentence are on this page below — and the Watch button emails you when any of them move.

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)$0.8636per EAinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$13.21per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Federal contracts pay (FSS)$1.66per unitMarlex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Mar 15, 2025192% of what pharmacies pay — higher than 76% of drugs with this benchmark

Medicare Part D

All Part D pricing →

Matched to CMS's representative package for this drug (NDC 68025-0065-30) — 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
$5.52per unit
middle half $5.52$5.52 · 2 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $5.52
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
0%of plans cover it
tier 1 · prior auth 0% · step therapy 0% · qty limit 0%

*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$2.00$4.00Nov 2023Sep 2026$0.8636
32 price points · per EASource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$72.07
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · ANIP Acquisition Company

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

Medicaid spend (2025)

$27,488
299 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.

  • Class I/II recall in past 12 months+15
  • price down 58% year over year+15

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 estradiol (other) in the next 90 days

sole-source market · 1 Class I/II recall(s) in 12 months

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
ANDA217610
TE code
AB
Approval date
Aug 24, 2023
Patents / exclusivity
None on file

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

  • Class II · OngoingMay 12, 2026
    ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Defective Container; packets were found to be either empty or partially full.

Manufacturers of Estradiol (Gel)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ESTRADIOL .25 mg/.25gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ESTRADIOL .5 mg/.5gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ESTRADIOL .75 mg/.75gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ESTRADIOL 1 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ESTRADIOL 1.25 mg/1.25gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackESTRADIOL 1 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackESTRADIOL .5 mg/.5gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackESTRADIOL .75 mg/.75gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackESTRADIOL .25 mg/.25gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Encube Ethicals, Inc.ESTRADIOL 1 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Encube Ethicals, Inc.ESTRADIOL .5 mg/.5gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Encube Ethicals, Inc.ESTRADIOL 1.25 mg/1.25gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Encube Ethicals, Inc.ESTRADIOL .75 mg/.75gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Encube Ethicals, Inc.ESTRADIOL .25 mg/.25gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Encube Ethicals, Inc.ESTRADIOL .75 mg/1.25gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
NorthStar Rx LLCESTRADIOL .75 mg/.75gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
NorthStar Rx LLCESTRADIOL 1 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
NorthStar Rx LLCESTRADIOL .25 mg/.25gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
NorthStar Rx LLCESTRADIOL 1.25 mg/1.25gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
NorthStar Rx LLCESTRADIOL .5 mg/.5gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals LtdESTRADIOL 1.25 mg/1.25gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals LtdESTRADIOL .75 mg/.75gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals LtdESTRADIOL 1 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals LtdESTRADIOL .25 mg/.25gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals LtdESTRADIOL .5 mg/.5gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Solaris Pharma CorporationESTRADIOL .75 mg/1.25gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Trigen Laboratories, LLCESTRADIOL .25 mg/.25gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Trigen Laboratories, LLCESTRADIOL .5 mg/.5gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Trigen Laboratories, LLCESTRADIOL 1.25 mg/1.25gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Trigen Laboratories, LLCESTRADIOL .75 mg/.75gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Trigen Laboratories, LLCESTRADIOL 1 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLCESTRADIOL 1 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLCESTRADIOL 1.25 mg/1.25gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLCESTRADIOL .75 mg/.75gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLCESTRADIOL .5 mg/.5gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLCESTRADIOL .25 mg/.25gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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