The short version
5 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble.
Market view
acarbose · Powder
11 marketed package NDCs · 5 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 50 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · 100 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · 25 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · 50 mg · Tablet · #90 tablets/bottle
What changed in the last 90 days
Every detected change for acarbose, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- AcarboseAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.23161 → $0.27192 per unit (+17.4%)
- AcarboseAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.16887 → $0.16972 per unit (+0.5%)
- AcarboseAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.15747 → $0.17603 per unit (+11.79%)
- AcarboseAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.23161 → $0.27192 per unit (+17.4%)
- AcarboseAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.16887 → $0.16972 per unit (+0.5%)
- AcarboseAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.15747 → $0.17603 per unit (+11.79%)
- AcarboseAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.23161 → $0.27192 per unit (+17.4%)
- AcarboseAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.16887 → $0.16972 per unit (+0.5%)
- AcarboseAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.15747 → $0.17603 per unit (+11.79%)
- AcarboseAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.23161 → $0.27192 per unit (+17.4%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitor, 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 Acarbose in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Acarbose 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 Acarbose?
- 11 companies have marketed Acarbose in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Acarbose cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.1760 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.