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dexamethasone · Implant

3 marketed package NDCs · 2 active manufacturers

Most dispensed: 4 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · 6 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · 2 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · 1.5 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle

The short version

Just 2 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately.

What changed in the last 90 days

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

  • DexamethasoneAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.10489 → $0.10132 per unit (-3.4%)
  • MaxidexAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $13.20806 → $13.19869 per unit (-0.07%)
  • DexamethasoneAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.36703 → $0.36489 per unit (-0.58%)
  • DexamethasoneAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.19893 → $0.18758 per unit (-5.71%)
  • DexamethasoneAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.24705 → $0.24609 per unit (-0.39%)
  • DexamethasoneAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.18822 → $0.17979 per unit (-4.48%)
  • DexamethasoneAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.16202 → $0.1625 per unit (+0.3%)
  • DexamethasoneAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.09054 → $0.09085 per unit (+0.34%)
  • DexamethasoneAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.07191 → $0.07375 per unit (+2.56%)
  • DexamethasoneAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.09054 → $0.09085 per unit (+0.34%)

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 Dexamethasone in shortage right now?
Yes. FDA currently lists Dexamethasone in shortage. This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database.
Who makes Dexamethasone?
59 companies have marketed Dexamethasone in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
What does Dexamethasone cost?
The typical pharmacy pays about $0.1876 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

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