The short version
Just 2 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately.
Market view
methylphenidate · Powder
4 marketed package NDCs · 2 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: HYDROCHLORIDE 10 mg · Capsule, Extended Release · #100 capsule, extended releases/bottle · HYDROCHLORIDE 40 mg · Capsule, Extended Release · #100 capsule, extended releases/bottle · HYDROCHLORIDE 20 mg · Capsule, Extended Release · #100 capsule, extended releases/bottle · HYDROCHLORIDE 30 mg · Capsule, Extended Release · #100 capsule, extended releases/bottle
What changed in the last 90 days
Every detected change for methylphenidate, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Cotempla XR-ODTAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $17.94865 → $17.98902 per unit (+0.22%)
- Cotempla XR-ODTAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $18.03797 → $17.93549 per unit (-0.57%)
- Cotempla XR-ODTAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $17.98761 → $18.07539 per unit (+0.49%)
- MethylphenidateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.12155 → $2.07756 per unit (-2.07%)
- MethylphenidateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.04191 → $2.02747 per unit (-0.71%)
- MethylphenidateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $1.84443 → $1.81233 per unit (-1.74%)
- MethylphenidateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.3402 → $2.30349 per unit (-1.57%)
- MethylphenidateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.12155 → $2.07756 per unit (-2.07%)
- MethylphenidateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $2.04191 → $2.02747 per unit (-0.71%)
- MethylphenidateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $1.84443 → $1.81233 per unit (-1.74%)
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
- dextroamphetamine saccharate, amphetamine aspartate, dextroamphetamine sulfate and amphetamine sulfate· in shortage
Common questions
- Is Methylphenidate in shortage right now?
- Yes. FDA currently lists Methylphenidate in shortage. This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database.
- Who makes Methylphenidate?
- 7 companies have marketed Methylphenidate in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Methylphenidate cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $7.01 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.