Lidocaine 4% Maximum Strength 24 Hr · LIDOCAINE 4 g/100g · Patch · Topical · Aarna Usa Inc.
NDC 82568-0042-04 · 30 PATCH in 1 CARTON / 9 g in 1 PATCH · OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG · View full market →
Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles. The price is up 17% over the past year, to $1.14 per unit. Put together: worth watching — several of the pressures that precede supply trouble are present at once.
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Medicare Part D does not cover over-the-counter drugs — by law it pays only for products requiring a prescription.
How Part D pricing works →The score is counting real pressure here. One of these alone is routine; it’s the combination that makes this market worth watching.
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
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 →
No FDA shortage reports for this drug or its presentations.
No enforcement reports list this package NDC.
| Labeler | Strength | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aarna Usa Inc. | LIDOCAINE 4 g/100g | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
Roster from daily NDC Directory diffs — first/last seen dates start July 2026.
DrugDashboards, "Lidocaine Patch — NDC 82568-0042-04," retrieved September 3, 2026, https://drugdashboards.com/drug/82568004204.
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