The short version
24 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price is down 13% over the past year, to $0.0098 per gram.
Market view
menthol, unspecified form · Gel
58 marketed package NDCs · 24 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORM 20 mg/g · Gel · #226.8 g/jar · MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORM 40 mg/mL · Gel · #74 mL/bottle, with applicator · MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORM 40 mg/mL · Gel · #89 mL/tube · MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORM 160 mg/mL · Liquid · #1 bottle, with applicator/carton / 74 ml in 1 bottle, with applicator
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 $0.0098 · middle half $0.0098–$0.0098 · full range $0.0098–$0.0098 · 2 products · 24 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 menthol, unspecified form, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Leader Cooling Pain Relief Topical AnalgesicAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.05155 → $0.0518 per unit (+0.48%)
- Price downNADAC $0.05927 → $0.05879 per unit (-0.81%)
- Leader Ice Blue AnalgesicAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.00978 → $0.00981 per unit (+0.31%)
- Rugby Ice Blue External AnalgesicAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.00978 → $0.00981 per unit (+0.31%)
- Menthol 6.5%Aug 5, 2026Mfr exitedUnexo Life Sciences, Private Limited · menthol, unspecified form
- Menthol 5%Aug 5, 2026Mfr exitedUnexo Life Sciences, Private Limited · menthol, unspecified form
- Feminine Pain ReliefAug 5, 2026Mfr exitedUnexo Life Sciences, Private Limited · menthol, unspecified form
- Menthol 5% HydrogelAug 5, 2026Mfr exitedUnexo Life Sciences, Private Limited · menthol, unspecified form
- MentholAug 5, 2026Mfr exitedUnexo Life Sciences Private Limited · menthol, unspecified form
- Leader Cooling Pain Relief Topical AnalgesicJul 22, 2026Price upNADAC $0.05079 → $0.05155 per unit (+1.5%)
Common questions
- Is Menthol, unspecified form in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Menthol, unspecified form 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 Menthol, unspecified form?
- 32 companies have marketed Menthol, unspecified form in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Menthol, unspecified form cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.0308 per mL, 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.