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ketorolac tromethamine · Tablet, Film Coated

162 marketed package NDCs · 31 active manufacturers

Most dispensed: 10 mg · Tablet, Film Coated · #100 tablet, film coateds/bottle · 30 mg/mL · Injection, Solution · #25 vial, single-doses/carton / 1 ml in 1 vial, single-dose · 5 mg/mL · Solution/ Drops · #1 bottle, dropper/carton / 5 ml in 1 bottle, dropper · 15 mg/mL · Injection, Solution · #25 vial, single-doses/carton / 1 ml in 1 vial, single-dose

All formsTablet, Film Coated (162)Injection, Solution (94)Powder (30)Injection (25)Solution/ Drops (25)Solution (18)Spray, Metered (3)Tablet (2)

The short version

31 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price has fallen 34% in a year, to $0.1658 per unit — and generics that get this cheap tend to get abandoned rather than defended.

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$0.5$1.00$1.50Nov 2013Sep 2026031companies actively selling

Latest · Sep 2026 — typical price $0.1658 · middle half $0.1658–$0.1658 · full range $0.1658–$0.1658 · 11 products · 31 companies

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

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.

Common questions

Is Ketorolac tromethamine in shortage right now?
Yes. FDA currently lists Ketorolac tromethamine in shortage. This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database.
Who makes Ketorolac tromethamine?
78 companies have marketed Ketorolac tromethamine in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
What does Ketorolac tromethamine cost?
The typical pharmacy pays about $1.04 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

  • Planned discontinuation — Ketorolac Tromethamine, Tablet, 10 mg (NDC 0378-1134-01)Apr 20, 2026

All marketed products

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