The short version
39 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The brand price has held steady around $0.1081 per unit over the past year. Generic versions run $0.0329 per unit — 3.3× cheaper.
Market view
ibuprofen · Tablet, Coated
300+ marketed package NDCs · 39 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 100 mg/5mL · Suspension · #1 bottle/carton / 120 ml in 1 bottle · 200 mg · Tablet, Film Coated · #1 bottle/carton / 50 tablet, film coated in 1 bottle · 200 mg · Tablet, Film Coated · #1 bottle/carton / 100 tablet, film coated in 1 bottle · 100 mg/5mL · Suspension · #1 bottle/carton / 240 ml in 1 bottle
Price range and competition
RSS: changes for this drugpriced separately — they are not the same market
Brand-name products only. 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.
Latest · May 2016 — typical price $0.1081 · middle half $0.1081–$0.1081 · full range $0.1081–$0.1081 · 13 products · 16 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 ibuprofen, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- IbuprofenSep 3, 2026Mfr enteredGobrands, Inc. (Goodnow) · ibuprofen
- IbuprofenSep 3, 2026New productShield Pharmaceuticals Corp
- IbuprofenSep 3, 2026New productGobrands, Inc. (Goodnow)
- IbuprofenSep 3, 2026New productPD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- IbuprofenSep 3, 2026New productRemedyrepack Inc.
- IbuprofenSep 3, 2026New productRemedyrepack Inc.
- IbuprofenSep 3, 2026New productAiPing Pharmaceutical, Inc.
- IbuprofenSep 3, 2026New productAiPing Pharmaceutical, Inc.
- IbuprofenSep 3, 2026New productAiPing Pharmaceutical, Inc.
- IbuprofenSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedPatheon Softgels Inc. · ibuprofen
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug, 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.
- ketorolac tromethamine· in shortage
- acetaminophen , aspirin and caffeine· 1 maker
- acetaminophen 250 mg and ibuprofen 125 mg· 1 maker
- acetaminophen 250 mg aspirin 250 mg caffeine 65 mg· 1 maker
- acetaminophen 250 mg, aspirin 250 mg, and caffeine 65 mg· 1 maker
- acetaminophen 250mg, aspirin 250mg and caffeine 65mg· 1 maker
- acetaminophen and asprin· 1 maker
- acetaminophen and ibuprofen (nsaid) tablets, 250 mg/ 125 mg· 1 maker
- acetaminophen and ibuprofen injection· 1 maker
- acetaminophen-aspirin-caffeine· 1 maker
- acetaminophen, aspirin (nsaid) and diphenhydramine citrate· 1 maker
- acetaminophen, aspirin, caffeine tablet· 1 maker
Common questions
- Is Ibuprofen in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Ibuprofen 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 Ibuprofen?
- 301 companies have marketed Ibuprofen in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Ibuprofen cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.0391 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.