The short version
4 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. Historically, drugs in this position went on to a new shortage within 90 days about 0.6% of the time — roughly 4× the typical drug (0.1%).
Market view
desmopressin acetate · Injection
8 marketed package NDCs · 4 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 4 ug/mL · Injection, Solution · #1 vial/carton / 10 ml in 1 vial · .2 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · .1 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · 4 ug/mL · Solution · #1 vial, multi-dose/carton / 10 ml in 1 vial, multi-dose
What changed in the last 90 days
Every detected change for desmopressin acetate, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Desmopressin AcetateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $20.70771 → $20.44088 per unit (-1.29%)
- Desmopressin AcetateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $20.70771 → $20.44088 per unit (-1.29%)
- Desmopressin AcetateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $20.70771 → $20.44088 per unit (-1.29%)
- Desmopressin AcetateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $20.70771 → $20.44088 per unit (-1.29%)
- Desmopressin AcetateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $20.70771 → $20.44088 per unit (-1.29%)
- Desmopressin AcetateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $20.70771 → $20.44088 per unit (-1.29%)
- Desmopressin AcetateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $20.70771 → $20.44088 per unit (-1.29%)
- Desmopressin AcetateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.37022 → $0.37006 per unit (-0.04%)
- Desmopressin AcetateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.23822 → $0.23534 per unit (-1.21%)
- Desmopressin AcetateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.37022 → $0.37006 per unit (-0.04%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Factor VIII Activator, 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 Desmopressin acetate in shortage right now?
- Yes. FDA currently lists Desmopressin acetate in shortage. This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database.
- Who makes Desmopressin acetate?
- 36 companies have marketed Desmopressin acetate in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Desmopressin acetate cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $14.86 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.