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Loteprednol Etabonate

Loteprednol Etabonate · LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 2 mg/mL · Suspension/ Drops · Ophthalmic · Armas Pharmaceuticals Inc.

NDC 72485-0653-05 · 1 BOTTLE, DROPPER in 1 CARTON / 5 mL in 1 BOTTLE, DROPPER · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

10 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The generic price is down 14% over the past year, to $32.30 per mL. The brand (Alrex) runs $58.03 per mL 3.3× more. Put together: this looks like a healthy supply — the boring kind, which is exactly what you want.

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)$32.30per MLinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$23.73per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Part D point of sale (median)$42.85per unitnegotiated price across 2,604 plans — before rebates · Apr 1, 2026
  • Federal contracts pay (FSS)$149.69per package of 5MLGolden State Medical Supply, Inc. · Aug 26, 2025
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$32.30per MLweighted avg manufacturer price $17.6807 · Aug 1, 2026100% of what pharmacies pay — higher than 10% of drugs with this benchmark

Medicare Part D

All Part D pricing →
ⓘ 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
$42.85per unit
middle half $34.40$68.46 · 2,604 plans · Apr 1, 2026
Est. net of rebates
≈ $42.85
generic — rebates are minimal, so net ≈ gross
Coverage & restrictions
47%of plans cover it
tier 4 · prior auth 0% · step therapy 6% · qty limit 1%

*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 9 quarters since 2024.

NADAC price per unit

$0$20.00$40.00$60.00May 2024Sep 2026$32.30
29 price points · per ML · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$150.20
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Armas Pharmaceuticals, Inc

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

Medicaid spend (2025)

$47,105
301 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

0Low risk

Nothing here is signaling trouble: several manufacturers, no current shortage, no recent serious recalls, stable pricing. In drug supply, boring is the good outcome.

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)

0.2%chance of a new FDA shortage posting for loteprednol etabonate (other) in the next 90 days

OAI inspection at a producing facility (24 months) · 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 →

Where it's made

Establishments this product's FDA label declares, located via FDA registration data. How we built this →

Regulatory

Application
ANDA215933
TE code
AB
Approval date
Apr 12, 2023
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 Loteprednol Etabonate (Suspension/ Drops)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 2.5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCLOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Armas Pharmaceuticals Inc.LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 2 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Armas Pharmaceuticals Inc.LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 2 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bausch & Lomb IncorporatedLOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 2 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bausch & Lomb IncorporatedLOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
NorthStar RxLLCLOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Padagis US LLCLOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Padagis US LLCLOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 2 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sentiss Pharmaceuticals LLCLOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 2 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sentiss Pharmaceuticals LLCLOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sportpharm LLCLOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 2 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 5 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCLOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE 2 mg/mLJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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

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