The short version
Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles. The price has held steady around $67.18 per unit over the past year.
Market view
albuterol sulfate · Powder, Metered
1 marketed package NDCs · 1 active manufacturer
Most dispensed: 90 ug · Aerosol, Metered · #1 inhaler/carton / 200 aerosol, metered in 1 inhaler · 90 ug · Inhalant · #1 canister/carton / 200 inhalant in 1 canister · 2.5 mg/.5mL · Solution · #30 pouchs/carton / 1 vial, single-dose in 1 pouch / .5 ml in 1 vial, single-dose · 90 ug · Aerosol, Metered · #1 canister/carton / 200 aerosol, metered in 1 canister
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 $67.18 · middle half $67.18–$67.18 · full range $67.18–$67.18 · 1 products · 1 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 albuterol sulfate, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution, 0.5%Aug 28, 2026Resolvedby this manufacturerRitedose Pharmaceuticals, LLC's Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution, 0.5% (Solution, 2.5 mg/.5 mL) is out of shortage58 companies market albuterol sulfate inhalation solution, 0.5%
- Albuterol SulfateAug 28, 2026Resolvedby this manufacturerRising Pharma Holdings, Inc.'s Albuterol Sulfate (Solution, 2.5 mg/.5 mL) is out of shortage58 companies market albuterol sulfate
- Albuterol SulfateAug 28, 2026Resolvedby this manufacturerNephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation's Albuterol Sulfate (Solution, 2.5 mg/.5 mL) is out of shortage58 companies market albuterol sulfate
- Albuterol SulfateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.13955 → $2.12598 per unit (-0.63%)
- Albuterol SulfateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.06678 → $0.06577 per unit (-1.51%)
- Albuterol SulfateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.06155 → $0.06053 per unit (-1.66%)
- Albuterol SulfateAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.05798 → $0.05943 per unit (+2.5%)
- Albuterol SulfateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.06155 → $0.06053 per unit (-1.66%)
- Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution, 0.5%Aug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.5292 → $0.52699 per unit (-0.42%)
- Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation SolutionAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.1952 → $0.19785 per unit (+1.36%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in beta2-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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- albuterol sulfate and budesonide· 1 maker
- arformoterol tartrate inhalation solution· 1 maker
- beclomethasone dipropionate/formoterol fumarate/glycopyrrolate· 1 maker
- budesonide and formoterol fumarate· 1 maker
- budesonide, glycopyrrolate, and formoterol fumarate· 1 maker
- fluticasone furoate and vilanterol· 1 maker
- fluticasone furoate and vilanterol trifenatate· 1 maker
- fluticasone furoate, umeclidinium bromide and vilanterol trifenatate· 1 maker
- ipratropium bromide and albuterol· 1 maker
- levalbuterol inhalation solution· 1 maker
- mometasone furoate and formoterol fumarate dihydrate· 1 maker
Common questions
- Is Albuterol sulfate in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Albuterol sulfate 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 Albuterol sulfate?
- 58 companies have marketed Albuterol sulfate in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Albuterol sulfate cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.2201 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.