The short version
Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles.
Market view
mineral oil · Ointment
1 marketed package NDCs · 1 active manufacturer
Most dispensed: 118 g/118mL · Enema · #1 bottle/carton / 133 ml in 1 bottle · 999 mg/mL · Liquid · #473 mL/bottle, plastic · 1000 mg/mL · Liquid · #473 mL/bottle, plastic · 100 mg/100mL · Oil · #473 mL/bottle, plastic
What changed in the last 90 days
Every detected change for mineral oil, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Mineral OilAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.00928 → $0.00962 per unit (+3.66%)
- Mineral OilAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.00928 → $0.00962 per unit (+3.66%)
- Mineral OilAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.00928 → $0.00962 per unit (+3.66%)
- Mineral OilJul 22, 2026Price upNADAC $0.00886 → $0.00928 per unit (+4.74%)
- Mineral OilJul 22, 2026Price upNADAC $0.00886 → $0.00928 per unit (+4.74%)
- Mineral OilJul 22, 2026Price upNADAC $0.00886 → $0.00928 per unit (+4.74%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in alpha-1 Adrenergic 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.
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Common questions
- Is Mineral oil in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Mineral oil 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 Mineral oil?
- 38 companies have marketed Mineral oil in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Mineral oil cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.0096 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.