The short version
Just 2 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately. The price has fallen 61% in a year, to $0.2843 per unit — and generics that get this cheap tend to get abandoned rather than defended.
Market view
venlafaxine · Tablet, Coated
18 marketed package NDCs · 2 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: HYDROCHLORIDE 225 mg · Tablet, Extended Release · #30 tablet, extended releases/bottle · HYDROCHLORIDE 150 mg · Tablet, Extended Release · #30 tablet, extended releases/bottle · HYDROCHLORIDE 75 mg · Tablet, Extended Release · #30 tablet, extended releases/bottle · HYDROCHLORIDE 37.5 mg · Tablet, Extended Release · #30 tablet, extended releases/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 $0.2843 · middle half $0.246–$0.4171 · full range $0.2333–$0.4614 · 6 products · 2 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 venlafaxine, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- VenlafaxineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.50026 → $0.46137 per unit (-7.77%)
- VenlafaxineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.50026 → $0.46137 per unit (-7.77%)
- VenlafaxineAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.21534 → $0.23328 per unit (+8.33%)
- VenlafaxineAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.21534 → $0.23328 per unit (+8.33%)
- VenlafaxineAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.2746 → $0.28435 per unit (+3.55%)
- VenlafaxineAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.2746 → $0.28435 per unit (+3.55%)
- VenlafaxineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.50026 → $0.46137 per unit (-7.77%)
- VenlafaxineAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.50026 → $0.46137 per unit (-7.77%)
- VenlafaxineAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.21534 → $0.23328 per unit (+8.33%)
- VenlafaxineAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.21534 → $0.23328 per unit (+8.33%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor, 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.
- duloxetine d/r· 1 maker
- venlafaxine hcl er· 1 maker
- venlafaxine hydrochloride, extended release· 1 maker
- desvenlafaxine er· 2 makers
- duloxetine hcl· 4 makers
- venlafaxine hcl· 4 makers
- levomilnacipran hydrochloride· 5 makers
- milnacipran hydrochloride· 10 makers
- desvenlafaxine· 14 makers
- desvenlafaxine succinate· 22 makers
- duloxetine hydrochloride· 29 makers
- duloxetine· 41 makers
Common questions
- Is Venlafaxine in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Venlafaxine 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 Venlafaxine?
- 30 companies have marketed Venlafaxine in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Venlafaxine cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.2333 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.