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lisdexamfetamine dimesylate · Capsule

121 marketed package NDCs · 6 active manufacturers

Most dispensed: 30 mg · Capsule · #100 capsules/bottle · 20 mg · Capsule · #100 capsules/bottle · 60 mg · Capsule · #100 capsules/bottle · 50 mg · Capsule · #100 capsules/bottle

The short version

6 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. The generic price is down 24% over the past year, to $2.66 per unit. The brand runs $12.35 per unit 4.6× more. It is in shortage right now — FDA lists the reason as “shortage of an active ingredient.

Price range and competition

RSS: changes for this drug
priced separately — they are not the same market

Generic products only. Every 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.

$0$2.50$5.00$7.50Sep 2023Sep 2026017companies actively selling

Latest · Sep 2026 — typical price $2.66 · middle half $2.63$2.76 · full range $2.60$2.81 · 90 products · 17 companies

middle half of companies’ pricestypical (median) pricewhat manufacturers charge wholesalers (WAMP)companies actively selling (bottom lane)Priced per unitSource: CMS NADAC
ⓘ 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 lisdexamfetamine dimesylate, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.

Same drug class

Other molecules FDA puts in Central Nervous System Stimulant, 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 Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate in shortage right now?
Yes. FDA currently lists Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate in shortage, with the reason given as "shortage of an active ingredient". This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database.
Who makes Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate?
26 companies have marketed Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
What does Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate cost?
The typical pharmacy pays about $2.76 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

  • In shortage nowLisdexamfetamine Dimesylate, Capsule, 70 mg (NDC 42858-167-01)Jan 11, 2024
  • In shortage nowLisdexamfetamine Dimesylate, Capsule, 10 mg (NDC 60505-4739-1)Nov 1, 2023
  • In shortage nowLisdexamfetamine Dimesylate, Capsule, 20 mg (NDC 60505-4740-1)Nov 1, 2023
  • In shortage nowLisdexamfetamine Dimesylate, Capsule, 30 mg (NDC 60505-4741-1)Nov 1, 2023
  • In shortage nowLisdexamfetamine Dimesylate, Capsule, 40 mg (NDC 60505-4742-1)Nov 1, 2023
  • In shortage nowLisdexamfetamine Dimesylate, Capsule, 50 mg (NDC 60505-4743-1)Nov 1, 2023

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.