The short version
7 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. The price has jumped 40% in a year, to $1.94 per unit — sharp rises like this often mean supply is already tightening.
Market view
paricalcitol · Capsule, Liquid Filled
34 marketed package NDCs · 7 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 2 ug · Capsule, Liquid Filled · #30 capsule, liquid filleds/bottle · 1 ug · Capsule, Liquid Filled · #30 capsule, liquid filleds/bottle · 1 ug · Capsule · #30 capsules/bottle, plastic · 2 ug · Capsule · #30 capsules/bottle, plastic
Price range and competition
RSS: changes for this drugEvery company selling this drug reports its own price. The line follows the middle of the pack; the shaded band holds the middle half of companies — the wider it is, the more they disagree.
Latest · Sep 2026 — typical price $1.94 · middle half $1.24–$2.65 · full range $1.24–$2.65 · 4 products · 7 companies
ⓘ How this was built
Data sources
- CMS NADAC weekly survey + monthly archives back to 2013 (data.medicaid.gov)
- CMS Federal Upper Limit files (weighted AMP)
- FDA NDC Directory (openFDA) — maker roster
Method
Each month's band spans the NADAC unit prices of every NDC of this drug (min, quartiles, median, max), split into brand and generic cohorts by FDA marketing category. Maker counts come from distinct labelers with the NDC actively listed.
Pipeline and calculations built by Claude (Fable 5) from the public datasets above. Educational only — verify against primary sources before acting.
What changed in the last 90 days
Every detected change for paricalcitol, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- ParicalcitolAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $2.61379 → $2.64844 per unit (+1.33%)
- ParicalcitolAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $1.1482 → $1.23635 per unit (+7.68%)
- ParicalcitolAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $2.61379 → $2.64844 per unit (+1.33%)
- ParicalcitolAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $1.1482 → $1.23635 per unit (+7.68%)
- ParicalcitolAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $2.61379 → $2.64844 per unit (+1.33%)
- ParicalcitolAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $1.1482 → $1.23635 per unit (+7.68%)
- ParicalcitolJul 22, 2026Price upNADAC $2.4505 → $2.61379 per unit (+6.66%)
- ParicalcitolJul 22, 2026Price upNADAC $2.4505 → $2.61379 per unit (+6.66%)
- ParicalcitolJul 22, 2026Price downNADAC $1.17305 → $1.1482 per unit (-2.12%)
- ParicalcitolJul 22, 2026Price upNADAC $2.4505 → $2.61379 per unit (+6.66%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Vitamin D2 Analog, with whether each is in shortage right now. Same class is not the same drug — substitution is a clinical decision, and this is a supply picture, not a recommendation.
Common questions
- Is Paricalcitol in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Paricalcitol in shortage. This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database, so a new posting appears here the day it is published.
- Who makes Paricalcitol?
- 19 companies have marketed Paricalcitol in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Paricalcitol cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $1.94 per unit, based on the most recent CMS NADAC survey of actual acquisition costs. That is what the pharmacy pays for the drug itself — not the cash price, and not what an insurer is billed.
Shortage reports for this molecule
- Planned discontinuation — Zemplar, Capsule, 1 ug (NDC 0074-9036-30)Oct 7, 2025
- Planned discontinuation — Zemplar, Capsule, 2 ug (NDC 0074-9037-30)Oct 7, 2025
All marketed products
Expand a strength to see its dosage forms, then package sizes, then each manufacturer and NDC. Click an NDC for its full detail page.