The short version
Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles.
Market view
clonidine · Injection, Solution
2 marketed package NDCs · 1 active manufacturer
Most dispensed: .17 mg · Tablet, Extended Release · #30 tablet, extended releases/bottle, plastic · .3 mg/d · Patch · #4 pouchs/carton / 1 patch in 1 pouch / 7 d in 1 patch · .2 mg/d · Patch · #4 pouchs/carton / 1 patch in 1 pouch / 7 d in 1 patch · .1 mg/d · Patch · #4 pouchs/carton / 1 patch in 1 pouch / 7 d in 1 patch
What changed in the last 90 days
Every detected change for clonidine, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- ClonidineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $12.2227 → $12.0466 per unit (-1.44%)
- ClonidineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $9.41986 → $9.17118 per unit (-2.64%)
- ClonidineAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $6.55734 → $6.5741 per unit (+0.26%)
- ClonidineAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $15.19513 → $15.23627 per unit (+0.27%)
- Clonidine transdermal systemAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $12.2227 → $12.0466 per unit (-1.44%)
- Clonidine transdermal systemAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $9.41986 → $9.17118 per unit (-2.64%)
- Clonidine transdermal systemAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $6.55734 → $6.5741 per unit (+0.26%)
- ClonidineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $12.2227 → $12.0466 per unit (-1.44%)
- ClonidineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $9.41986 → $9.17118 per unit (-2.64%)
- ClonidineAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $6.55734 → $6.5741 per unit (+0.26%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Central alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist, 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.
- dexmedetomidine hcl· in shortage
- dexmedetomidine hydrochloride in 0.9% sodium chloride· in shortage
- dexmedetomidine· in shortage
- dexmedetomidine hydrochloride· in shortage
- clonidine hci· 1 maker
- clonidine hydrochloride oral· 1 maker
- dexmedetomidine hydrochloride in sodium chloride· 1 maker
- tizandine· 1 maker
- clonidine transdermal system· 2 makers
- guanfacine er· 2 makers
- tizanidine hcl· 2 makers
- gaunfacine· 3 makers
Common questions
- Is Clonidine in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Clonidine 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 Clonidine?
- 11 companies have marketed Clonidine in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Clonidine cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $9.17 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.