The short version
4 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. The price has held steady around $0.2460 per unit over the past year.
Market view
niacin · Tablet
9 marketed package NDCs · 4 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 1000 mg · Tablet, Extended Release · #90 tablet, extended releases/bottle · 500 mg · Tablet, Extended Release · #90 tablet, extended releases/bottle · 500 mg · Tablet · #90 tablets/bottle · 750 mg · Tablet, Film Coated, Extended Release · #90 tablet, film coated, 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 $0.246 · middle half $0.2078–$0.2841 · full range $0.1696–$0.3222 · 2 products · 4 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 niacin, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- NiacinAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.31399 → $0.32225 per unit (+2.63%)
- NiacinAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.15894 → $0.16965 per unit (+6.74%)
- NiacinAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.31399 → $0.32225 per unit (+2.63%)
- NiacinAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.15894 → $0.16965 per unit (+6.74%)
- NiacinAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.31399 → $0.32225 per unit (+2.63%)
- NiacinAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.15894 → $0.16965 per unit (+6.74%)
- NiacinAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.31399 → $0.32225 per unit (+2.63%)
- NiacinAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.31399 → $0.32225 per unit (+2.63%)
- NiacinAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.34953 → $0.30369 per unit (-13.11%)
- NiacinAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.34953 → $0.30369 per unit (-13.11%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Nicotinic Acid, 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.
- acetylcarnitine, l-ampc-alpha-lipoic ac-a-tocopherol-ascorbic acid-calc carb-citric ac-cobalamin-colchicum-conium-cupric sulf-herring sperm dna-ferrous fumarate-folic acid-fumaric acid-kali aspartate-mang phos-mang gluconate-mang phos ii-pyruvaldehyde-nat oxalaceticum-sodium pyruvate-niacin-pantothenic acid-ph-podophyllum peltatum-pyridoxine hydrochloride-riboflavin-saccharomyces cerevisiae rna-selenomethionine-succinic acid-sulfur-thiamine hydrochloride-zinc· 1 maker
- allium sativum, alternaria alternata, ascorbicum acidum, aspergillus niger, aureobasidium pullulans, berberis vulgaris, cadmium metallicum, carboneum oxygenisatum, chelidonium majus, chlorinum, cladosporium phaerospermum, cochliobolus sativus, cochliobolus spicifer, gibberella fujikuroi, house dust, lead, lycopodium clavatum, malus sylvestris, mucor plumbeus, niacin, penicillium notatum, petrolatum, phenol, quercus robur, rhizopus stolonifer, solidago virgaurea, tabacum, vitamin a, vitamin e· 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
- angelica archangelica root - anisum - artemisia abrotanum flowering top - ascorbic acid - citrullus colocynthis fruit pulp - gentiana lutea root - melatonin - niacin - pancrelipase amylase - pancrelipase lipase - pork liver - serotonin - strychnos nux-vomica seed - sus scrofa diencephalon - sus scrofa duodenum - sus scrofa gall bladder - sus scrofa pancreas - sus scrofa pylorus - thiamine hydrochloride - trypsin - tryptophan -· 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
- b-balance liquescence· 1 maker
- capsaicin 0.025%, menthol 10%, methyl nicotinate 0.25%, methyl salicylate 10%· 1 maker
- ceanothus americanus leaf - chelidonium majus - chionanthus virginicus bark - choline hydroxide - cobalamin - culver root - fumaric acid - inositol - lycopodium clavatum spore - niacin - pork liver - potassium sulfate - pyridoxine hydrochloride - riboflavin - silybum marianum seed - sodium diethyl oxalacetate - sodium pyruvate - sodium sulfate - sus scrofa gall bladder - sus scrofa jejunum - sus scrofa pancreas - sus scrofa spleen - taraxacum officinale - thiamine hydrochloride -· 1 maker
- circulation drops· 1 maker
- ferrous fumarate and polysacchride iron complex and folic acid· 1 maker
- ferrous fumarate and polysacchride iron vitamin mineral complex supplement· 1 maker
- ferrous fumarate, folate· 1 maker
Common questions
- Is Niacin in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Niacin 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 Niacin?
- 16 companies have marketed Niacin in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Niacin cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.3037 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.