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lithium carbonate · Pellet

2 marketed package NDCs · 1 active manufacturer

Most dispensed: 300 mg · Capsule · #100 capsules/bottle · 300 mg · Capsule · #1000 capsules/bottle · 600 mg · Capsule · #100 capsules/bottle · 150 mg · Capsule · #100 capsules/bottle

The short version

Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles.

What changed in the last 90 days

Every detected change for lithium carbonate, 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 $0.25902 → $0.25434 per unit (-1.81%)
  • Lithium CarbonateAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.19978 → $0.19589 per unit (-1.95%)
  • Lithium CarbonateAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.24371 → $0.24015 per unit (-1.46%)
  • Lithium CarbonateAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.09525 → $0.09528 per unit (+0.03%)
  • Lithium CarbonateAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.09525 → $0.09528 per unit (+0.03%)
  • Lithium CarbonateAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.08685 → $0.08766 per unit (+0.93%)
  • Lithium CarbonateAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.25902 → $0.25434 per unit (-1.81%)
  • Lithium CarbonateAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.19978 → $0.19589 per unit (-1.95%)
  • Lithium CarbonateAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.25902 → $0.25434 per unit (-1.81%)
  • Lithium CarbonateAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.19978 → $0.19589 per unit (-1.95%)

Same drug class

Other molecules FDA puts in Mood Stabilizer, 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 Lithium carbonate in shortage right now?
No. FDA does not currently list Lithium carbonate 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 Lithium carbonate?
30 companies have marketed Lithium carbonate in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
What does Lithium carbonate cost?
The typical pharmacy pays about $0.1934 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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