Is Methyldopa in shortage right now?

No. FDA does not currently list Methyldopa 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 Methyldopa?

4 companies have marketed Methyldopa in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.

Market view

methyldopa · Tablet, Film Coated

4 marketed package NDCs · 1 active manufacturer

Most dispensed: 250 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · 250 mg · Tablet, Film Coated · #180 tablet, film coateds/bottle · 250 mg · Tablet, Film Coated · #90 tablet, film coateds/bottle

All forms Tablet, Film Coated (4)Powder (2)Tablet (2)

The short version

Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles. The price has held steady around $7.50 per unit over the past year.

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.

Latest · Jan 2026 — typical price $7.50 · middle half $7.50–$7.50 · full range $7.50–$7.50 · 2 products · 1 companies

middle half of companies’ pricestypical (median) pricecompanies 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.

Same drug class

Other molecules FDA puts in Central alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist, 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 Methyldopa in shortage right now?: No. FDA does not currently list Methyldopa 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 Methyldopa?: 4 companies have marketed Methyldopa in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.

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.