The short version
Just 3 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 “demand increase for the drug”.
Market view
water · Irrigant
11 marketed package NDCs · 3 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 1 mL/mL · Injection · #25 vial, plastics/tray / 10 ml in 1 vial, plastic · 99.05 g/100mL · Solution/ Drops · #1 bottle, with applicator/box / 118 ml in 1 bottle, with applicator · 1 mL/mL · Injection · #25 vials/tray / 10 ml in 1 vial · 1 mL/mL · Injection · #25 vials/tray / 20 ml in 1 vial
What changed in the last 90 days
Every detected change for water, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Sterile WaterAug 26, 2026Mfr enteredRemedyrepack Inc. · water
- Sterile WaterAug 26, 2026New productRemedyrepack Inc.
- Quality Choice Eye WashAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.02926 → $0.02965 per unit (+1.33%)
- Sterile WaterAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.31604 → $0.30761 per unit (-2.67%)
- Sterile WaterAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.31604 → $0.30761 per unit (-2.67%)
- Sterile WaterAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.31604 → $0.30761 per unit (-2.67%)
- Sterile WaterAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.31604 → $0.30761 per unit (-2.67%)
- New productDmbio.co.,ltd.
- Mfr enteredDmbio.co.,ltd. · water
- New productDmbio.co.,ltd.
Common questions
- Is Water in shortage right now?
- Yes. FDA currently lists Water in shortage. This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database.
- Who makes Water?
- 46 companies have marketed Water in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Water cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.3076 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.
Shortage reports for this molecule
- In shortage now — Sterile Water In Plastic Container, Irrigant, 1 mL/1 mL (NDC 0264-2101-00)Apr 28, 2023
- In shortage now — Sterile Water In Plastic Container, Irrigant, 1 mL/1 mL (NDC 0264-2101-10)Apr 28, 2023
- In shortage now — Sterile Water, Irrigant, 100 mL/100 mL (NDC 0338-0004-02)Apr 28, 2023
- In shortage now — Sterile Water, Irrigant, 100 mL/100 mL (NDC 0338-0004-03)Apr 28, 2023
- In shortage now — Sterile Water, Irrigant, 100 mL/100 mL (NDC 0338-0004-04)Apr 28, 2023
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.