The short version
26 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price has held steady around $0.0544 per gram over the past year.
Market view
mineral oil, petrolatum, phenylephrine hcl · Ointment
34 marketed package NDCs · 26 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 14 g/100g; 74.9 g/100g; PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE .25 g/100g · Ointment · #1 tube/carton / 57 g in 1 tube · PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2.5 mg/g; 140 mg/g; 749 mg/g · Ointment · #1 tube/carton / 28 g in 1 tube · PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2.5 mg/g; 140 mg/g; 749 mg/g · Ointment · #1 tube/carton / 57 g in 1 tube
Price range and competition
RSS: changes for this drugEvery 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 $0.0544 · middle half $0.0544–$0.0544 · full range $0.0544–$0.0544 · 3 products · 26 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 mineral oil, petrolatum, phenylephrine hcl, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Hemorrhoidal Pain ReliefSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedWalgreens · mineral oil, petrolatum, phenylephrine hcl
- Preparation HSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedHaleon US Holdings LLC · mineral oil, petrolatum, phenylephrine hcl
- hemorrhoidalSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedBionpharma Inc. · mineral oil, petrolatum, phenylephrine hcl
- ProCure HemorrhoidalSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedTwin Med LLC · mineral oil, petrolatum, phenylephrine hcl
- Hemorrhoidal Pain ReliefAug 26, 2026Mfr enteredWalgreens · mineral oil, petrolatum, phenylephrine hcl
- Preparation HAug 26, 2026Mfr enteredHaleon US Holdings LLC · mineral oil, petrolatum, phenylephrine hcl
- hemorrhoidalAug 26, 2026Mfr enteredBionpharma Inc. · mineral oil, petrolatum, phenylephrine hcl
- ProCure HemorrhoidalAug 26, 2026Mfr enteredTwin Med LLC · mineral oil, petrolatum, phenylephrine hcl
- foster and thrive hemorrhoidalAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.05286 → $0.05439 per unit (+2.89%)
- HemorrhoidalAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.05286 → $0.05439 per unit (+2.89%)
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.
- lidocaine· in shortage
- 14.4% glycerin, 0.25% phenylephrine hcl, 1% pramoxine hcl, 15% petrolatum· 1 maker
- acetaminophen , diphenhydramine hcl,phenylephrine hcl· 1 maker
- acetaminophen , diphenhydramine hydrochloride,phenylephrine hydrochloride· 1 maker
- acetaminophen 325 mg dextromethorphan hbr 10 mg phenylephrine hci 5 mg· 1 maker
- acetaminophen 325 mg, diphenhydramine hcl 12.5 mg, phenylephrine hcl 5 mg· 1 maker
- acetaminophen 650 mg, dextromethorphan hbr 20 mg, guaifenesin 400 mg, phenylephrine hcl 10 mg· 1 maker
- acetaminophen and phenyleprine hcl· 1 maker
- acetaminophen chlorpheniramine maleate dextromethorphan hydrobromide phenylepherine hydrochloride· 1 maker
- acetaminophen dextromethorphan hbr doxylamine succinate phenylephrine hci· 1 maker
- acetaminophen dextromethorphan hbr guaifenesin, phenylephrine hcl· 1 maker
- acetaminophen guaifenesein phenylephrine hcl· 1 maker
Common questions
- Is Mineral oil, petrolatum, phenylephrine hcl in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Mineral oil, petrolatum, phenylephrine hcl 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, petrolatum, phenylephrine hcl?
- 26 companies have marketed Mineral oil, petrolatum, phenylephrine hcl in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Mineral oil, petrolatum, phenylephrine hcl cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.0544 per gram, 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.