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 $0.0231 per unit over the past year.
Market view
metformin hcl · Tablet, Film Coated
15 marketed package NDCs · 2 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 850 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 mg · Tablet, Film Coated · #100 tablet, film coateds/bottle, plastic
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 $0.0231 · middle half $0.0142–$0.0239 · full range $0.0142–$0.0239 · 12 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 metformin hcl, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Metformin HClAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.02338 → $0.02313 per unit (-1.07%)
- Metformin HClAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.02338 → $0.02313 per unit (-1.07%)
- Metformin HClAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.02338 → $0.02313 per unit (-1.07%)
- Metformin HClAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.02454 → $0.02388 per unit (-2.69%)
- Metformin HClAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.02454 → $0.02388 per unit (-2.69%)
- Metformin HClAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.02454 → $0.02388 per unit (-2.69%)
- Metformin HClAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.01407 → $0.01419 per unit (+0.85%)
- Metformin HClAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.01407 → $0.01419 per unit (+0.85%)
- Metformin HClAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.01407 → $0.01419 per unit (+0.85%)
- Metformin HClAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.01407 → $0.01419 per unit (+0.85%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Biguanide, 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.
- empagliflozin, linagliptin, metformin hydrochloride· 1 maker
- empagliflozin, metformin hydrochloride· 1 maker
- metformin hydrochloride tablets· 1 maker
- pioglitazole and metformin hydrochloride· 1 maker
- pioglitazone hcl and metformin hcl· 1 maker
- saxagliptin and metformin· 1 maker
- saxagliptin and metformin hydrochloride· 1 maker
- canagliflozin and metformin hydrochloride· 2 makers
- empagliflozin and metformin hydrochloride· 2 makers
- ertugliflozin and metformin hydrochloride· 2 makers
- glipizide and metformin hcl· 3 makers
- metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets· 3 makers
Common questions
- Is Metformin hcl in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Metformin hcl 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 Metformin hcl?
- 19 companies have marketed Metformin hcl in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Metformin hcl cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.0231 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.