The short version
17 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The generic price has held steady around $0.1509 per unit over the past year. The brand runs $3.44 per unit — 23× more.
Market view
levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol · Kit
51 marketed package NDCs · 17 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: Kit · #3 blister packs/carton / 1 kit in 1 blister pack · Kit · #3 pouchs/carton / 1 blister pack in 1 pouch / 1 kit in 1 blister pack · Kit · #2 pouchs/carton / 1 blister pack in 1 pouch / 1 kit in 1 blister pack · Kit · #1 blister pack/carton / 1 kit in 1 blister pack
Price range and competition
RSS: changes for this drugpriced separately — they are not the same market
Generic products only. 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.
Latest · Sep 2026 — typical price $0.1509 · middle half $0.1217–$0.2208 · full range $0.1128–$0.3395 · 24 products · 17 companies
ⓘ 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 levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- AmethystSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedTeva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol
- DolishaleSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedIngenus Pharmaceuticals, LLC · levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol
- Levonorgestrel and Ethinyl EstradiolSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA · levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol
- Levonorgestrel and Ethinyl EstradiolAug 30, 2026Mfr exitedApotex Corp. · levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol
- AmethystAug 26, 2026Mfr enteredTeva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol
- DolishaleAug 26, 2026Mfr enteredIngenus Pharmaceuticals, LLC · levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol
- Levonorgestrel and Ethinyl EstradiolAug 26, 2026Mfr enteredGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA · levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol
- VienvaAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.15256 → $0.15089 per unit (-1.09%)
- AltaveraAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.10897 → $0.11278 per unit (+3.5%)
- levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiolAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.20447 → $0.22077 per unit (+7.97%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Progestin, 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.
- drospirenone and estradiol· 1 maker
- estradiol and levonorgestrel· 1 maker
- estradiol/norethindrone acetate transdermal system· 1 maker
- etonogestrel and ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring· 1 maker
- junel fe· 1 maker
- levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol· 1 maker
- norelgestromin and ethinly estradiol· 1 maker
- segesterone acetate and ethinyl estradiol· 1 maker
- conjugated estrogens and medroxyprogesterone acetate· 2 makers
- estradiol/norethindrone acetate· 2 makers
- etonogestrel and ethinyl estradiol vaginal· 2 makers
- levonorgestrel tablet, 1.5 mg· 2 makers
Common questions
- Is Levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol 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 Levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol?
- 19 companies have marketed Levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.1509 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
Expand a strength to see its dosage forms, then package sizes, then each manufacturer and NDC. Click an NDC for its full detail page.