The short version
29 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price is down 14% over the past year, to $0.0193 per unit.
Market view
folic acid · Tablet
141 marketed package NDCs · 29 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 1 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · 1 mg · Tablet · #1000 tablets/bottle · 1 mg · Tablet · #100 blister packs/carton / 1 tablet in 1 blister pack · 1 mg · Tablet · #90 tablets/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 $0.0193 · middle half $0.0193–$0.0193 · full range $0.0193–$0.0193 · 23 products · 29 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 folic acid, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- VitramynSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedPureTek Corporation · folic acid
- VitranolSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedPureTek Corporation · folic acid
- VentrixylSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedPureTek Corporation · folic acid
- VitramynAug 26, 2026Mfr enteredPureTek Corporation · folic acid
- VitranolAug 26, 2026Mfr enteredPureTek Corporation · folic acid
- VentrixylAug 26, 2026Mfr enteredPureTek Corporation · folic acid
- VitrexylAug 26, 2026Mfr enteredPureTek Corporation · folic acid
- Folic AcidAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.01974 → $0.01935 per unit (-1.98%)
- Folic AcidAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.01974 → $0.01935 per unit (-1.98%)
- Folic AcidAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.01974 → $0.01935 per unit (-1.98%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Vitamin D, 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.
- .beta.-carotene, ascorbic acid, cholecalciferol, .alpha.-tocopherol acetate, dl-, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, levomefolate calcium, calcium formate, ferrous asparto glycinate, cyanocobalamin, biotin, potassium iodide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide and cupric oxide· 1 maker
- .beta.-carotene, ascorbic acid, cholecalciferol, .alpha.-tocopherol acetate, dl-, thiamine, riboflavin, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, cyanocobalamin, calcium pantothenate, calcium carbonate, ferrous fumarate, zinc oxide and docusate sodium· 1 maker
- adenosinum cyclophosphoricum, alumina, arsenicum album, cerium oxalicum, cobalt gluconate, cuprum sulphuricum, calcarea phosphorica, chromium metallicum, cobaltum metallicum, cuprum metallicum, ferrum metallicum, iodium, iridium metallicum, kali carbonicum, lithium carbonicum, magnesium metallicum, manganum metallicum, molybdenum, natrum muriaticum, phosphorus, selenium metallicum, strontium carbonicum, sulphur, vanadium metallicum, zincum metallicum, aluminium metallicum, antimonium crudum,· 1 maker
- aloe - aluminum oxide - bryonia alba root - chelidonium majus - cholecalciferol - collinsonia - frangula alnus bark - niacin - pantothenic acid - potassium carbonate - rhubarb - silybum marianum seed - skatole - sodium carbonate - strychnos nux-vomica seed - sus scrofa colon - sus scrofa rectum - taraxacum officinale - thiamine -· 1 maker
- asafoetida, kali iodatum, natrum sulphuricum, stillingia sylvatica, aranea diadema, vitamin d3, hydrocortisone (cortisol), mercurius praecipitatus ruber, calcarea phosphorica, hekla lava, parathyroid gland (bovine), aurum metallicum, lycopodium clavatum, gaertner bacillus (bach)· 1 maker
- ascorbic acid, biotin, cholecalciferol, cyanocobalamin, levomefolate calcium, folic acid, ferrous asparto glycinate, potassium iodide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, .alpha.-tocopherol acetate, dl-, docosahexaenoic acid, and blueberry· 1 maker
- ascorbic acid, cholecalciferol, .alpha.-tocopherol acetate, d-, thiamine hydrochloride, riboflavin, niacin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, levomefolate magnesium, folic acid, cyanocobalamin, iron pentacarbonyl, potassium iodide, magnesium oxide, doconexent, and icosapent· 1 maker
- ascorbic acid, cholecalciferol, .alpha.-tocopherol acetate, dl-, folic acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin, biotin, calcium carbonate, ferrous fumarate, magnesium oxide, lactic acid and doconexent· 1 maker
- ascorbic acid, cholecalciferol, .alpha.-tocopherol acetate, dl-, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, levomefolate calcium, cyanocobalamin, biotin, calcium carbonate, ferrous asparto glycinate, iron, potassium iodide, magnesium oxide, doconexent and lowbush blueberry· 1 maker
- ascorbic acid, cholecalciferol, .alpha.-tocopherol acetate, dl-, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, levomefolate calcium, cyanocobalamin, biotin, calcium formate, ferrous asparto glycinate, potassium iodide, magnesium oxide, doconexent and icosapent· 1 maker
- ascorbic acid, cholecalciferol, .alpha.-tocopherol acetate, dl-, pyridoxine, folic acid, calcium, ferrous fumarate, doconexent· 1 maker
- ascorbic acid, cholecalciferol, .alpha.-tocopherol acetate, dl-, pyridoxine, folic acid, cyanocobalamin, calcium, ferrous fumarate, magnesium, doconexent· 1 maker
Common questions
- Is Folic acid in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Folic acid 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 Folic acid?
- 39 companies have marketed Folic acid in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Folic acid cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.0193 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.