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Hydroquinone 4%

Hydroquinone · HYDROQUINONE 40 mg/g · Cream · Topical · Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

NDC 75834-0137-01 · 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON / 28.4 g in 1 TUBE · UNAPPROVED DRUG OTHER · View full market →

The short version

10 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price is down 20% over the past year, to $0.4539 per gram. Put together: this looks like a healthy supply — the boring kind, which is exactly what you want.

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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.

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NADAC price per unit

$0$0.25$0.5$0.75Apr 2024Sep 2026$0.4539
28 price points · per GMSource: CMS NADAC

Estimated fill cost

WAC per package, as filed
$38.50
Reported to Texas DSHS · 2026 annual filing · Nivagen Pharmaceuticals

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

Medicaid spend (2025)

$263
11 prescriptions paid by Medicaid nationally · all Medicaid spend →

Supply fragility

8Low risk

Some pressure is visible, but not much — here’s everything the score found to count.

  • price down 23% year over year+8

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 hydroquinone (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
TE code
Approval date
Patents / exclusivity

Shortage history

No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.

Recalls (this NDC)

No enforcement reports list this package NDC.

Manufacturers of Hydroquinone (Cream)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
Obagi Cosmeceuticals LLCHYDROQUINONE 40 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 3, 2026
Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLCHYDROQUINONE 40 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Akron Pharma IncHYDROQUINONE 40 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Apnar Pharma LpHYDROQUINONE 40 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackHYDROQUINONE 40 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Marlex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.HYDROQUINONE 40 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.HYDROQUINONE 40 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
O Skin Care LLCHYDROQUINONE .02 g/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
SOHM, Inc.HYDROQUINONE 40 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLCHYDROQUINONE 40 mg/gJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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