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sumatriptan succinate · Injection

19 marketed package NDCs · 11 active manufacturers

Most dispensed: 6 mg/.5mL · Injection · #2 syringes/carton / .5 ml in 1 syringe · 100 mg · Tablet · #1 blister pack/carton / 9 tablet in 1 blister pack · 50 mg · Tablet · #1 blister pack/carton / 9 tablet in 1 blister pack · 25 mg · Tablet · #1 blister pack/carton / 9 tablet in 1 blister pack

The short version

11 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price is down 11% over the past year, to $61.74 per mL. 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

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$150.00Nov 2013Sep 2026011companies actively selling

Latest · Sep 2026 — typical price $61.74 · middle half $38.49$61.74 · full range $15.00$62.97 · 7 products · 11 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 sumatriptan succinate, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.

  • Price down
    NADAC $62.96516 → $61.73985 per unit (-1.95%)
  • Zembrace SymTouchAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $384.14147 → $383.999 per unit (-0.04%)
  • SumatriptanAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $15.26684 → $15.24697 per unit (-0.13%)
  • SumatriptanAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.43386 → $0.43089 per unit (-0.68%)
  • SumatriptanAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.31274 → $0.29945 per unit (-4.25%)
  • SumatriptanAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.2756 → $0.2509 per unit (-8.96%)
  • Price down
    NADAC $62.96516 → $61.73985 per unit (-1.95%)
  • Price down
    NADAC $0.43386 → $0.43089 per unit (-0.68%)
  • Price down
    NADAC $0.43386 → $0.43089 per unit (-0.68%)
  • Price down
    NADAC $0.43386 → $0.43089 per unit (-0.68%)

Same drug class

Other molecules FDA puts in Serotonin-1b and Serotonin-1d Receptor Agonist, 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 Sumatriptan succinate in shortage right now?
No. FDA does not currently list Sumatriptan succinate 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 Sumatriptan succinate?
37 companies have marketed Sumatriptan succinate in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
What does Sumatriptan succinate cost?
The typical pharmacy pays about $0.4309 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.

All marketed products

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