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Dexamethasone

Dexamethasone · DEXAMETHASONE .5 mg/5mL · Elixir · Oral · Kanchan Healthcare Inc

NDC 85742-0004-03 · 237 mL in 1 BOTTLE · ANDA · View full market →

The short version

7 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. Put together: this looks like a healthy supply — the boring kind, which is exactly what you want.

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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.

  • Pharmacies pay (NADAC)$0.1013per MLinvoice-surveyed acquisition cost · Aug 19, 2026
  • Part D plans paid (avg)$0.5323per dosage unitgross, before rebates — matched by drug name · 2024
  • Federal contracts pay (FSS)$17.48per package of 237MLMarlex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Feb 15, 2026
  • Medicaid generic ceiling (FUL)$0.1439per MLweighted avg manufacturer price $0.0822 · Aug 1, 2026142% of what pharmacies pay — higher than 76% 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.

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NADAC price per unit

$0$0.05$0.1$0.15Aug 2026Sep 2026$0.1013
2 price points · per MLSource: CMS NADAC

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)

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

sole-source market · price up 7% YoY

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
ANDA084754
TE code
AA
Approval date
Jan 1, 1982
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 Dexamethasone (Elixir)

LabelerStrengthFirst seenLast seen
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.DEXAMETHASONE .5 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Bryant Ranch PrepackDEXAMETHASONE .5 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Chartwell RX, LLCDEXAMETHASONE .5 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Kanchan Healthcare IncDEXAMETHASONE .5 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Kesin Pharma CorporationDEXAMETHASONE .5 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Marlex Pharmaceuticals, IncDEXAMETHASONE .5 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.DEXAMETHASONE .5 mg/5mLJul 15, 2026Sep 2, 2026

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

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