The short version
6 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble.
Market view
dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride · Powder
10 marketed package NDCs · 6 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 5 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · 25 mg · Capsule, Extended Release · #100 capsule, extended releases/bottle · 30 mg · Capsule, Extended Release · #100 capsule, extended releases/bottle · 15 mg · Capsule, Extended Release · #100 capsule, extended releases/bottle
What changed in the last 90 days
Every detected change for dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Dexmethylphenidate hydrochlorideAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.32974 → $0.33854 per unit (+2.67%)
- Dexmethylphenidate hydrochlorideAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.27124 → $0.27285 per unit (+0.59%)
- Dexmethylphenidate HydrochlorideAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.10379 → $2.09315 per unit (-0.51%)
- Dexmethylphenidate HydrochlorideAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $1.82235 → $1.76317 per unit (-3.25%)
- Dexmethylphenidate HydrochlorideAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $1.95586 → $1.74596 per unit (-10.73%)
- Dexmethylphenidate HydrochlorideAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.03789 → $1.8897 per unit (-7.27%)
- Dexmethylphenidate HydrochlorideAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.91732 → $0.83291 per unit (-9.2%)
- Dexmethylphenidate HydrochlorideAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $1.53417 → $1.55582 per unit (+1.41%)
- Dexmethylphenidate HydrochlorideAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.9731 → $0.96437 per unit (-0.9%)
- Dexmethylphenidate HydrochlorideAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.32974 → $0.33854 per unit (+2.67%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Central Nervous System Stimulant, 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.
- dextroamphetamine saccharate and amphetamine aspartate and dextroamphetamine sulfate and amphetamine sulfate· in shortage
- dextroamphetamine saccharate, amphetamine aspartate, dextroamphetamine sulfate, amphetamine sulfate tablets, 10 mg,cll· in shortage
- dextroamphetamine saccharate, amphetamine aspartate, dextroamphetamine sulfate, amphetamine sulfate tablets, 15 mg,cll· in shortage
- dextroamphetamine saccharate, amphetamine aspartate, dextroamphetamine sulfate, amphetamine sulfate tablets, 20 mg,cll· in shortage
- dextroamphetamine saccharate, amphetamine aspartate, dextroamphetamine sulfate, amphetamine sulfate tablets, 30 mg,cll· in shortage
- dextroamphetamine saccharate, amphetamine aspartate, dextroamphetamine sulfate, amphetamine sulfate tablets, 5 mg,cll· in shortage
- lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules· in shortage
- lisdexamfetamine· in shortage
- amphetamine· in shortage
- dextroamphetamine saccharate, amphetamine aspartate monohydrate, dextroamphetamine sulfate and amphetamine sulfate· in shortage
- dextroamphetamine saccharate, amphetamine aspartate, dextroamphetamine sulfate, and amphetamine sulfate· in shortage
- methylphenidate· in shortage
Common questions
- Is Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride 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 Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride?
- 23 companies have marketed Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $1.75 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.