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desonide · Gel

1 marketed package NDCs · 1 active manufacturer

Most dispensed: .5 mg/g · Cream · #1 tube/carton / 60 g in 1 tube · .5 mg/g · Cream · #1 tube/carton / 15 g in 1 tube · .5 mg/g · Ointment · #1 tube/carton / 15 g in 1 tube · .5 mg/g · Ointment · #1 tube/carton / 60 g in 1 tube

The short version

Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles.

What changed in the last 90 days

Every detected change for desonide, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.

  • DesonideAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.27202 → $0.26725 per unit (-1.75%)
  • DesonideAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.3854 → $0.40985 per unit (+6.34%)
  • DesonideAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.19255 → $0.1996 per unit (+3.66%)
  • DesonideAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.26613 → $0.30247 per unit (+13.65%)
  • DesonideAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.19255 → $0.1996 per unit (+3.66%)
  • DesonideAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.26613 → $0.30247 per unit (+13.65%)
  • DesonideAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.52223 → $0.54735 per unit (+4.81%)
  • DesonideAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.53626 → $0.53465 per unit (-0.3%)
  • DesonideAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.27202 → $0.26725 per unit (-1.75%)
  • DesonideAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.3854 → $0.40985 per unit (+6.34%)

Same drug class

Other molecules FDA puts in Corticosteroid, 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 Desonide in shortage right now?
No. FDA does not currently list Desonide 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 Desonide?
19 companies have marketed Desonide in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
What does Desonide cost?
The typical pharmacy pays about $0.3025 per gram, 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.

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