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potassium bicarbonate · Powder

1 marketed package NDCs · 1 active manufacturer

Most dispensed: 977.5 mg · Tablet, Effervescent · #30 pouchs/carton / 1 tablet, effervescent in 1 pouch · 782 mg · Tablet, Effervescent · #30 pouchs/carton / 1 tablet, effervescent in 1 pouch · 391 mg · Tablet, Effervescent · #30 pouchs/carton / 1 tablet, effervescent in 1 pouch · 977.5 mg · Tablet, Effervescent · #100 pouchs/carton / 1 tablet, effervescent in 1 pouch

The short version

Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles.

What changed in the last 90 days

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

Same drug class

Other molecules FDA puts in Osmotic Laxative, 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 Potassium bicarbonate in shortage right now?
No. FDA does not currently list Potassium bicarbonate 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 Potassium bicarbonate?
3 companies have marketed Potassium bicarbonate in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. That is a thin market — if one stops making it, supply is at risk quickly. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
What does Potassium bicarbonate cost?
The typical pharmacy pays about $0.3566 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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