The short version
40 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The generic price is down 11% over the past year, to $6.21 per gram.
Market view
docosanol
121 marketed package NDCs · 40 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 100 mg/g · Cream · #1 tube/package / 2 g in 1 tube · 100 mg/g · Cream · #2 tubes/package / 2 g in 1 tube · 100 mg/g · Cream · #1 bottle, pump/package / 2 g in 1 bottle, pump · 100 mg/g · Cream · #2 g/tube
Price range and competition
RSS: changes for this drugpriced separately — they are not the same market
Generic products only. 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 · Sep 2026 — typical price $6.21 · middle half $6.21–$6.21 · full range $6.21–$6.21 · 10 products · 46 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 docosanol, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Cold Sore Fever Blister TreatmentAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $6.51115 → $6.206 per unit (-4.69%)
- DocosanolAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $6.51115 → $6.206 per unit (-4.69%)
- DocosanolAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $6.51115 → $6.206 per unit (-4.69%)
- DocosanolAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $6.51115 → $6.206 per unit (-4.69%)
- DocosanolAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $6.51115 → $6.206 per unit (-4.69%)
- DocosanolAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $6.51115 → $6.206 per unit (-4.69%)
- DocosanolAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $6.51115 → $6.206 per unit (-4.69%)
- DocosanolAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $6.51115 → $6.206 per unit (-4.69%)
- DocosanolAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $6.51115 → $6.206 per unit (-4.69%)
- DocosanolAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $6.51115 → $6.206 per unit (-4.69%)
Common questions
- Is Docosanol in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Docosanol 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 Docosanol?
- 46 companies have marketed Docosanol in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Docosanol cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $6.21 per gram, 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.