The short version
4 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. The price has held steady around $0.0152 per mL over the past year.
Market view
aluminum hydroxide and magnesium carbonate · Suspension
4 marketed package NDCs · 4 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 160 mg; 105 mg · Tablet, Chewable · #100 tablet, chewables/bottle, plastic · 160 mg; 105 mg · Tablet, Chewable · #100 tablet, chewables/bottle · 254 mg/5mL; 237.5 mg/5mL · Suspension · #355 mL/bottle · 95 mg/15mL; 358 mg/15mL · Liquid · #355 mL/bottle
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 · Sep 2026 — typical price $0.0152 · middle half $0.0152–$0.0152 · full range $0.0152–$0.0152 · 1 products · 4 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 aluminum hydroxide and magnesium carbonate, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Extra Strength Heartburn ReliefAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.01522 → $0.01521 per unit (-0.07%)
- Extra Strength Antacid Original FlavorAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.04501 → $0.04416 per unit (-1.89%)
- GOOD NEIGHBOR PHARMACY Antacid Extra StrengthAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.04501 → $0.04416 per unit (-1.89%)
- Acid Gone AntacidAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.01267 → $0.01277 per unit (+0.79%)
- Acid Gone Antacid Extra StrengthAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.04501 → $0.04416 per unit (-1.89%)
- Extra Strength Heartburn ReliefJul 22, 2026Price upNADAC $0.0152 → $0.01522 per unit (+0.13%)
- GOOD NEIGHBOR PHARMACY Antacid Extra StrengthJul 22, 2026Price downNADAC $0.04623 → $0.04501 per unit (-2.64%)
- Acid Gone AntacidJul 22, 2026Price upNADAC $0.0122 → $0.01267 per unit (+3.85%)
- Extra Strength Antacid Original FlavorJul 22, 2026Price downNADAC $0.04623 → $0.04501 per unit (-2.64%)
- Acid Gone Antacid Extra StrengthJul 22, 2026Price downNADAC $0.04623 → $0.04501 per unit (-2.64%)
Common questions
- Is Aluminum hydroxide and magnesium carbonate in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Aluminum hydroxide and magnesium carbonate 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 Aluminum hydroxide and magnesium carbonate?
- 19 companies have marketed Aluminum hydroxide and magnesium carbonate in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Aluminum hydroxide and magnesium carbonate cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.0442 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
Expand a strength to see its dosage forms, then package sizes, then each manufacturer and NDC. Click an NDC for its full detail page.