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adapalene · Powder

16 marketed package NDCs · 10 active manufacturers

Most dispensed: 1 mg/g · Gel · #1 tube/carton / 15 g in 1 tube · 3 mg/g · Gel · #1 tube/carton / 45 g in 1 tube · 1 mg/g · Gel · #1 tube/carton / 45 g in 1 tube · 3 mg/g · Gel · #1 bottle, pump/carton / 45 g in 1 bottle, pump

The short version

10 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply.

What changed in the last 90 days

Every detected change for adapalene, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.

  • AdapaleneAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.75879 → $0.78215 per unit (+3.08%)
  • AdapaleneAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.50634 → $0.5094 per unit (+0.6%)
  • AdapaleneAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.75879 → $0.78215 per unit (+3.08%)
  • AdapaleneAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.50634 → $0.5094 per unit (+0.6%)
  • AdapaleneAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.34422 → $0.338 per unit (-1.81%)
  • AdapaleneAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.46077 → $0.46698 per unit (+1.35%)
  • AdapaleneAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.50634 → $0.5094 per unit (+0.6%)
  • AdapaleneAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.46077 → $0.46698 per unit (+1.35%)
  • AdapaleneAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $2.54804 → $2.49014 per unit (-2.27%)
  • AdapaleneAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.34422 → $0.338 per unit (-1.81%)

Same drug class

Other molecules FDA puts in Retinoid, 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 Adapalene in shortage right now?
No. FDA does not currently list Adapalene 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 Adapalene?
45 companies have marketed Adapalene in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
What does Adapalene cost?
The typical pharmacy pays about $0.5094 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

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