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glatiramer acetate · Injection, Solution

16 marketed package NDCs · 8 active manufacturers

Most dispensed: 40 mg/mL · Injection, Solution · #12 blister packs/carton / 1 syringe, glass in 1 blister pack / 1 ml in 1 syringe, glass · 20 mg/mL · Injection, Solution · #30 blister packs/carton / 1 syringe, glass in 1 blister pack / 1 ml in 1 syringe, glass · 40 mg/mL · Injection, Solution · #12 blister packs/carton / 1 syringe in 1 blister pack / 1 ml in 1 syringe · 20 mg/mL · Injection, Solution · #30 blister packs/carton / 1 syringe in 1 blister pack / 1 ml in 1 syringe

The short version

8 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. The generic price is down 12% over the past year, to $42.68 per mL. The brand runs $385.23 per mL 9× more. Historically, drugs in this position went on to a new shortage within 90 days about 0.5% of the time — roughly 3× the typical drug (0.1%).

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$50.00$100.00$150.00Jul 2016Sep 202608companies actively selling

Latest · Sep 2026 — typical price $42.68 · middle half $42.68$91.07 · full range $42.68$91.07 · 7 products · 8 companies

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

  • Glatiramer AcetateAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $91.15172 → $91.0725 per unit (-0.09%)
  • Glatiramer AcetateAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $46.39792 → $42.68157 per unit (-8.01%)
  • CopaxoneAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $540.05028 → $540.65905 per unit (+0.11%)
  • Glatiramer AcetateAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $91.15172 → $91.0725 per unit (-0.09%)
  • Glatiramer AcetateAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $46.39792 → $42.68157 per unit (-8.01%)
  • GlatopaAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $91.15172 → $91.0725 per unit (-0.09%)
  • GlatopaAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $46.39792 → $42.68157 per unit (-8.01%)
  • Glatiramer AcetateAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $46.39792 → $42.68157 per unit (-8.01%)
  • GlatopaJul 22, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $45.72694 → $46.39792 per unit (+1.47%)
  • Glatiramer AcetateJul 22, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $95.41649 → $91.15172 per unit (-4.47%)

Common questions

Is Glatiramer acetate in shortage right now?
No. FDA does not currently list Glatiramer acetate 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 Glatiramer acetate?
16 companies have marketed Glatiramer acetate in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
What does Glatiramer acetate cost?
The typical pharmacy pays about $91.07 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

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