The short version
Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles. The price has held steady around $0.0584 per unit over the past year.
Market view
calcium polycarbophil · Capsule
2 marketed package NDCs · 1 active manufacturer
Most dispensed: 625 mg · Tablet, Film Coated · #90 tablet, film coateds/bottle · 625 mg · Tablet · #90 tablets/bottle · 625 mg · Tablet, Film Coated · #250 tablet, film coateds/bottle · 625 mg · Tablet, Film Coated · #500 tablet, film coateds/bottle
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 $0.0584 · middle half $0.0584–$0.0584 · full range $0.0584–$0.0584 · 1 products · 1 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 calcium polycarbophil, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- FiberconSep 3, 2026Mfr enteredMedtech Products Inc. · calcium polycarbophil
- FiberconSep 3, 2026New productMedtech Products Inc.
- Quality Choice Fiber CapletsAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.05843 → $0.05837 per unit (-0.1%)
- Fiber caplets 147Aug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.05843 → $0.05837 per unit (-0.1%)
- Foster and Thrive Fiber Laxative 147Aug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.05843 → $0.05837 per unit (-0.1%)
- Calcium PolycarbophilAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.05843 → $0.05837 per unit (-0.1%)
- Fiber TabsAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.05843 → $0.05837 per unit (-0.1%)
- Fiber LaxAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.05843 → $0.05837 per unit (-0.1%)
- Fiber LaxAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.05843 → $0.05837 per unit (-0.1%)
- Fiber LaxAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.05843 → $0.05837 per unit (-0.1%)
Common questions
- Is Calcium polycarbophil in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Calcium polycarbophil 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 Calcium polycarbophil?
- 36 companies have marketed Calcium polycarbophil in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Calcium polycarbophil cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.0584 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.
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.