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megestrol acetate · Powder

13 marketed package NDCs · 6 active manufacturers

Most dispensed: 40 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · 20 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · 40 mg/mL · Suspension · #240 mL/bottle, plastic · 40 mg/mL · Suspension · #480 mL/bottle, plastic

The short version

6 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble.

What changed in the last 90 days

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

  • Megestrol AcetateAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.1346 → $0.13191 per unit (-2%)
  • Megestrol AcetateAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.13988 → $0.13548 per unit (-3.15%)
  • Megestrol AcetateAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.1346 → $0.13191 per unit (-2%)
  • Megestrol AcetateAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.13988 → $0.13548 per unit (-3.15%)
  • Megestrol AcetateAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.24166 → $0.24649 per unit (+2%)
  • Megestrol AcetateAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.24166 → $0.24649 per unit (+2%)
  • Megestrol AcetateAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.24166 → $0.24649 per unit (+2%)
  • Megestrol AcetateAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.19808 → $0.20119 per unit (+1.57%)
  • Megestrol AcetateAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $1.28267 → $1.38374 per unit (+7.88%)
  • Megestrol AcetateAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.24166 → $0.24649 per unit (+2%)

Same drug class

Other molecules FDA puts in Progestin, 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 Megestrol acetate in shortage right now?
No. FDA does not currently list Megestrol acetate 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 Megestrol acetate?
22 companies have marketed Megestrol acetate in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
What does Megestrol acetate cost?
The typical pharmacy pays about $0.2238 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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