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Lithium

Lithium · LITHIUM CITRATE 8 meq/5mL · Solution · Oral · Saptalis Pharmaceuticals, LLC

NDC 71656-0072-16 · 473 mL in 1 BOTTLE · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

5 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble.

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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.

  • Federal contracts pay (FSS)$241.91per package of 473MLGolden State Medical Supply, Inc. · Nov 1, 2024
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$0.7439per MLweighted avg manufacturer price $0.4251 · Aug 1, 2026

Medicare Part D

All Part D pricing →

Matched to CMS's representative package for this drug (NDC 72888-0172-46) — 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
$0.4573per unit
middle half $0.4005$0.5300 · 5,481 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $0.4573
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
100%of plans cover it
tier 3 · 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

No NADAC pricing on file for this NDC — NADAC covers drugs dispensed by retail community pharmacies.

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$246.85
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Saptalis Pharmaceuticals

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

Medicaid spend (2025)

$18,264
69 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

Not scored — fragility is computed for NADAC-priced NDCs.

90-day shortage risk (model v2)

0.1%chance of a new FDA shortage posting for lithium (other) in the next 90 days

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
ANDA217183
TE code
AA
Approval date
Mar 18, 2024
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 Lithium (Solution)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Atlantic Biologicals Corp.LITHIUM CITRATE 8 meq/5mLAug 27, 2026Sep 3, 2026
PAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI PharmaLITHIUM CITRATE 8 meq/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Advagen Pharma LtdLITHIUM CITRATE 8 meq/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Remedyrepack Inc.LITHIUM CITRATE 8 meq/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Saptalis Pharmaceuticals, LLCLITHIUM CITRATE 8 meq/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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DrugDashboards, "Lithium — NDC 71656-0072-16," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/71656007216.

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