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Potassium Chloride

Potassium Chloride · POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 40 meq/15mL · Solution · Oral · Advagen Pharma Limited

NDC 72888-0042-13 · 473 mL in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

22 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The generic price is up 18% over the past year, to $0.0778 per mL. 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)$0.0778per MLinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$0.0412per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$0.0778per MLweighted avg manufacturer price $0.0406 · Aug 1, 2026100% of what pharmacies pay — higher than 10% of drugs with this benchmark

Medicare Part D

No Medicare Part D plan in CMS's quarterly files lists this product. That usually means it is discontinued, a repackager's listing, or a product no plan has added to its formulary.

How Part D pricing works →

NADAC price per unit

$0$0.1$0.2$0.3Jul 2023Sep 2026$0.0778
36 price points · per ML · dashed = manufacturer avg (WAMP)Source: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$64.73
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · AdvaGen Pharma Limited

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

Medicaid spend (2025)

$132,979
2,332 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

0● Low 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)

0.1%chance of a new FDA shortage posting for potassium chloride (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 →

Where it's made

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

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 $24.12 per prescription
  • Biologic (BLA)
  • Injectable / infused
  • Orphan-drug exclusivity
  • REMS program · Xywav and Xyrem

Regulatory

Application
ANDA214656
TE code
AA
Approval date
Jan 13, 2022
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 Potassium Chloride (Solution)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Advagen Pharma LimitedPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 40 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Advagen Pharma LimitedPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Ajenat Pharmaceuticals LLCPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Ajenat Pharmaceuticals LLCPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 40 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
American Health PackagingPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 1.5 g/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 3 g/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLCPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 1.5 g/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Atlantic Biologicals Corp.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 3 g/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 40 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Aurobindo Pharma LimitedPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
AvPAKPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 1.5 g/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
AvPAKPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 3 g/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
BPI Labs LLCPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
BPI Labs LLCPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 40 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 40 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
DNA Labs, Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 6 [hp_X]/mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Dr. Reddys Laboratories, Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 40 meq/30mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Dr. Reddys Laboratories, Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Endo USA, Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Genus LifesciencesPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 40 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Guardian Drug CompanyPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 40 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Guardian Drug CompanyPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Kesin Pharma CorporationPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 1.5 g/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Kesin Pharma CorporationPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 3 g/30mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Lupin Pharmaceuticals,Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Lupin Pharmaceuticals,Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 40 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Macleods Pharmaceuticals LimitedPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 40 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Macleods Pharmaceuticals LimitedPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Major PharmaceuticalsPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 40 meq/30mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Major PharmaceuticalsPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
PAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI PharmaPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 40 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
PAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI PharmaPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20 meq/30mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Saptalis Pharmaceuticals, LLCPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 3 g/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Tris Pharma IncPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Tris Pharma IncPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 40 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
PAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI PharmaPOTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Aug 31, 2026
Endo USA, Inc.POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 40 meq/15mLJul 15, 2026Jul 29, 2026

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

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