The short version
Just 2 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately. It is in shortage right now — FDA lists the reason as “other”.
Market view
lorazepam · Injection, Solution
2 marketed package NDCs · 2 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 1 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · .5 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · 2 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · .5 mg · Tablet · #500 tablets/bottle
What changed in the last 90 days
Every detected change for lorazepam, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- LorazepamAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $2.04266 → $2.11699 per unit (+3.64%)
- LorazepamAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.07004 → $0.06972 per unit (-0.46%)
- LorazepamAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.07004 → $0.06972 per unit (-0.46%)
- LorazepamAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.07004 → $0.06972 per unit (-0.46%)
- LorazepamAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.03617 → $0.03602 per unit (-0.41%)
- LorazepamAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.03617 → $0.03602 per unit (-0.41%)
- LorazepamAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.03617 → $0.03602 per unit (-0.41%)
- LorazepamAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.03275 → $0.03337 per unit (+1.89%)
- LorazepamAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.03275 → $0.03337 per unit (+1.89%)
- LorazepamAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.03275 → $0.03337 per unit (+1.89%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Benzodiazepine, 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.
- flurazepam hydrochloride· in shortage
- midazolam· in shortage
- midazolam hydrochloride· in shortage
- clonazepam· in shortage
- alprazolam c-iv· 1 maker
- alprazolam odt c-iv· 1 maker
- chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride, clidinium bromide· 1 maker
- diazepam intensol· 1 maker
- diazepam oral solution (concentrate)· 1 maker
- midazolam in 0.8% sodium chloride· 1 maker
- midazolam injection, 10 mg· 1 maker
- temazepam civ· 1 maker
Common questions
- Is Lorazepam in shortage right now?
- Yes. FDA currently lists Lorazepam in shortage, with the reason given as "other". This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database.
- Who makes Lorazepam?
- 53 companies have marketed Lorazepam in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Lorazepam cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.0360 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.
Shortage reports for this molecule
- In shortage now — Lorazepam, Injection, 2 mg/1 mL Syringes (NDC 0409-1985-30)May 3, 2018
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.