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metronidazole · Powder

24 marketed package NDCs · 7 active manufacturers

Most dispensed: 7.5 mg/g · Gel · #1 tube, with applicator/carton / 70 g in 1 tube, with applicator · 500 mg · Tablet · #500 tablets/bottle · 250 mg · Tablet · #500 tablets/bottle · 10 mg/g · Gel · #1 tube/carton / 60 g in 1 tube

The short version

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

What changed in the last 90 days

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

  • MetronidazoleAug 28, 2026
    New product
    NuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • MetronidazoleAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.14048 → $0.14131 per unit (+0.59%)
  • MetronidazoleAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.27248 → $0.22092 per unit (-18.92%)
  • MetronidazoleAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.27425 → $0.26843 per unit (-2.12%)
  • metronidazoleAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.10025 → $0.10116 per unit (+0.91%)
  • metronidazoleAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.10025 → $0.10116 per unit (+0.91%)
  • metronidazoleAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.10025 → $0.10116 per unit (+0.91%)
  • metronidazoleAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.107 → $0.10679 per unit (-0.2%)
  • metronidazoleAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.107 → $0.10679 per unit (-0.2%)
  • metronidazoleAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.107 → $0.10679 per unit (-0.2%)

Same drug class

Other molecules FDA puts in Nitroimidazole Antimicrobial, 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 Metronidazole in shortage right now?
Yes. FDA currently lists Metronidazole in shortage. This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database.
Who makes Metronidazole?
73 companies have marketed Metronidazole in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
What does Metronidazole cost?
The typical pharmacy pays about $0.1068 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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