The short version
9 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble.
Market view
alendronate sodium · Powder
10 marketed package NDCs · 9 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 70 mg · Tablet · #1 blister pack/carton / 4 tablet in 1 blister pack · 35 mg · Tablet · #1 blister pack/carton / 4 tablet in 1 blister pack · 10 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · 10 mg · Tablet · #30 tablets/bottle
What changed in the last 90 days
Every detected change for alendronate sodium, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Alendronate SodiumAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.66038 → $0.66435 per unit (+0.6%)
- Alendronate SodiumAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.25708 → $0.25788 per unit (+0.31%)
- Alendronate SodiumAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.25708 → $0.25788 per unit (+0.31%)
- Alendronate SodiumAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.29732 → $0.28421 per unit (-4.41%)
- Alendronate SodiumAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.29732 → $0.28421 per unit (-4.41%)
- Alendronate SodiumAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.25708 → $0.25788 per unit (+0.31%)
- Alendronate SodiumAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.29732 → $0.28421 per unit (-4.41%)
- Alendronate SodiumAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.25708 → $0.25788 per unit (+0.31%)
- Alendronate SodiumAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.25708 → $0.25788 per unit (+0.31%)
- Alendronate SodiumAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.29732 → $0.28421 per unit (-4.41%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Bisphosphonate, 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 Alendronate sodium in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Alendronate sodium 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 Alendronate sodium?
- 26 companies have marketed Alendronate sodium in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Alendronate sodium cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.2579 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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