The short version
Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles. 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%).
Market view
glatiramer acetate · Injection
1 marketed package NDCs · 1 active manufacturer
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
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, 2026Price downNADAC $91.15172 → $91.0725 per unit (-0.09%)
- Glatiramer AcetateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $46.39792 → $42.68157 per unit (-8.01%)
- CopaxoneAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $540.05028 → $540.65905 per unit (+0.11%)
- Glatiramer AcetateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $91.15172 → $91.0725 per unit (-0.09%)
- Glatiramer AcetateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $46.39792 → $42.68157 per unit (-8.01%)
- GlatopaAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $91.15172 → $91.0725 per unit (-0.09%)
- GlatopaAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $46.39792 → $42.68157 per unit (-8.01%)
- Glatiramer AcetateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $46.39792 → $42.68157 per unit (-8.01%)
- GlatopaJul 22, 2026Price upNADAC $45.72694 → $46.39792 per unit (+1.47%)
- Glatiramer AcetateJul 22, 2026Price downNADAC $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
Expand a strength to see its dosage forms, then package sizes, then each manufacturer and NDC. Click an NDC for its full detail page.