The short version
Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles. The price is up 28% over the past year, to $0.2141 per mL.
Market view
propylene glycol · Solution/ Drops
1 marketed package NDCs · 1 active manufacturer
Most dispensed: .06 mg/mL · Emulsion · #1 bottle, dropper/carton / 10 ml in 1 bottle, dropper · .06 mg/mL · Emulsion · #2 bottle, droppers/carton / 10 ml in 1 bottle, dropper · .06 mg/mL · Emulsion · #3 bottle, droppers/carton / 10 ml in 1 bottle, dropper · .6 g/100mL · Solution/ Drops · #1 bottle, dropper/box / 15 ml in 1 bottle, dropper
Price range and competition
RSS: changes for this drugEvery company selling this drug reports its own price. The line follows the middle of the pack; the shaded band holds the middle half of companies — the wider it is, the more they disagree.
Latest · Aug 2026 — typical price $0.2141 · middle half $0.2141–$0.2141 · full range $0.2141–$0.2141 · 1 products · 1 companies
ⓘ How this was built
Data sources
- CMS NADAC weekly survey + monthly archives back to 2013 (data.medicaid.gov)
- CMS Federal Upper Limit files (weighted AMP)
- FDA NDC Directory (openFDA) — maker roster
Method
Each month's band spans the NADAC unit prices of every NDC of this drug (min, quartiles, median, max), split into brand and generic cohorts by FDA marketing category. Maker counts come from distinct labelers with the NDC actively listed.
Pipeline and calculations built by Claude (Fable 5) from the public datasets above. Educational only — verify against primary sources before acting.
What changed in the last 90 days
Every detected change for propylene glycol, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Systane Pro PFSep 3, 2026New productAlcon Laboratories, Inc.
- Systane Pro PFAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $1.33966 → $1.34282 per unit (+0.24%)
- Systane COMPLETE PFAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $1.33966 → $1.34282 per unit (+0.24%)
- Systane COMPLETE PFAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $1.33966 → $1.34282 per unit (+0.24%)
- Systane BalanceAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.98741 → $1.00097 per unit (+1.37%)
- Systane BalanceAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $1.16887 → $1.16863 per unit (-0.02%)
- Systane COMPLETEAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $1.36633 → $1.36731 per unit (+0.07%)
- Systane COMPLETEAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.98741 → $1.00097 per unit (+1.37%)
- Systane COMPLETEAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $1.16887 → $1.16863 per unit (-0.02%)
- Systane Pro PFJul 22, 2026Price upNADAC $1.32964 → $1.33966 per unit (+0.75%)
Common questions
- Is Propylene glycol in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Propylene glycol 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 Propylene glycol?
- 5 companies have marketed Propylene glycol in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Propylene glycol cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $1.26 per mL, 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.