The short version
Just 2 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately.
Market view
acetylcysteine · Injection
2 marketed package NDCs · 2 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 200 mg/mL · Solution · #25 vials/carton / 4 ml in 1 vial · 200 mg/mL · Solution · #3 vials/carton / 30 ml in 1 vial · 100 mg/mL · Solution · #25 vials/carton / 4 ml in 1 vial · 100 mg/mL · Solution · #3 vials/carton / 30 ml in 1 vial
What changed in the last 90 days
Every detected change for acetylcysteine, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- AcetylcysteineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.74471 → $0.74133 per unit (-0.45%)
- AcetylcysteineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.23029 → $2.16334 per unit (-3%)
- AcetylcysteineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.6433 → $2.61887 per unit (-0.92%)
- AcetylcysteineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.6433 → $2.61887 per unit (-0.92%)
- AcetylcysteineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.23029 → $2.16334 per unit (-3%)
- AcetylcysteineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.23029 → $2.16334 per unit (-3%)
- AcetylcysteineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.63693 → $0.63509 per unit (-0.29%)
- AcetylcysteineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.74471 → $0.74133 per unit (-0.45%)
- AcetylcysteineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.74471 → $0.74133 per unit (-0.45%)
- AcetylcysteineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.23029 → $2.16334 per unit (-3%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Antidote for Acetaminophen Overdose, 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.
- acetylcysteine - ballota foetida - epinephrine - glutathione - interferon gamma-1b - lenograstim - lithium carbonate - melatonin - penicillium glabrum - potassium carbonate - pummelo - rhodotorula rubra - silver nitrate - strychnos nux-vomica seed - sus scrofa cerebral cortex - sus scrofa stomach - sus scrofa superior gastric plexus - sus scrofa thalamus -· 1 maker
- multivitamin· 2 makers
Common questions
- Is Acetylcysteine in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Acetylcysteine 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 Acetylcysteine?
- 24 companies have marketed Acetylcysteine in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Acetylcysteine cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $2.16 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.