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desmopressin acetate · Spray

2 marketed package NDCs · 2 active manufacturers

Most dispensed: 4 ug/mL · Injection, Solution · #1 vial/carton / 10 ml in 1 vial · .2 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · .1 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · 4 ug/mL · Solution · #1 vial, multi-dose/carton / 10 ml in 1 vial, multi-dose

The short version

Just 2 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately. The price has held steady around $9.28 per mL over the past year. It is in shortage right now — FDA lists the reason as “delay in shipping of the drug.

Price range and competition

RSS: changes for this drug

Every 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.

$0$10.00$20.00$30.00Feb 2014Sep 202602companies actively selling

Latest · Sep 2026 — typical price $9.28 · middle half $9.28$9.28 · full range $9.28$9.28 · 1 products · 2 companies

middle half of companies’ pricestypical (median) pricewhat manufacturers charge wholesalers (WAMP)companies actively selling (bottom lane)Priced per mLSource: CMS NADAC
ⓘ 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 desmopressin acetate, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.

  • Price down
    NADAC $20.70771 → $20.44088 per unit (-1.29%)
  • Price down
    NADAC $20.70771 → $20.44088 per unit (-1.29%)
  • Price down
    NADAC $20.70771 → $20.44088 per unit (-1.29%)
  • Price down
    NADAC $20.70771 → $20.44088 per unit (-1.29%)
  • Price down
    NADAC $20.70771 → $20.44088 per unit (-1.29%)
  • Price down
    NADAC $20.70771 → $20.44088 per unit (-1.29%)
  • Price down
    NADAC $20.70771 → $20.44088 per unit (-1.29%)
  • Price down
    NADAC $0.37022 → $0.37006 per unit (-0.04%)
  • Price down
    NADAC $0.23822 → $0.23534 per unit (-1.21%)
  • Price down
    NADAC $0.37022 → $0.37006 per unit (-0.04%)

Same drug class

Other molecules FDA puts in Factor VIII Activator, 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 Desmopressin acetate in shortage right now?
Yes. FDA currently lists Desmopressin acetate in shortage, with the reason given as "delay in shipping of the drug". This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database.
Who makes Desmopressin acetate?
36 companies have marketed Desmopressin acetate in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
What does Desmopressin acetate cost?
The typical pharmacy pays about $14.86 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.

Shortage reports for this molecule

  • In shortage nowDesmopressin Acetate (needs No Refrigeration), Spray, 10 ug (NDC 60505-0815-0)Mar 12, 2021

All marketed products

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