The short version
11 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply.
Market view
montelukast sodium · Powder
16 marketed package NDCs · 11 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 5 mg · Tablet, Chewable · #30 tablet, chewables/bottle · 4 mg · Tablet, Chewable · #30 tablet, chewables/bottle · 10 mg · Tablet, Film Coated · #30 tablet, film coateds/bottle · 10 mg · Tablet, Film Coated · #90 tablet, film coateds/bottle
What changed in the last 90 days
Every detected change for montelukast sodium, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- SingulairAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $9.21664 → $9.21241 per unit (-0.05%)
- SingulairAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $9.21664 → $9.21241 per unit (-0.05%)
- Montelukast SodiumAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.04027 → $0.04154 per unit (+3.15%)
- Montelukast SodiumAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.04027 → $0.04154 per unit (+3.15%)
- Montelukast SodiumAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.04027 → $0.04154 per unit (+3.15%)
- Montelukast SodiumAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.04027 → $0.04154 per unit (+3.15%)
- Montelukast SodiumAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.06778 → $0.06892 per unit (+1.68%)
- Montelukast SodiumAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.0689 → $0.07384 per unit (+7.17%)
- Montelukast SodiumAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.06778 → $0.06892 per unit (+1.68%)
- Montelukast SodiumAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.06778 → $0.06892 per unit (+1.68%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist, 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 Montelukast sodium in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Montelukast 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 Montelukast sodium?
- 42 companies have marketed Montelukast sodium in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Montelukast sodium cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.0689 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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