The short version
6 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. The price has jumped 59% in a year, to $15.44 per unit — sharp rises like this often mean supply is already tightening.
Market view
fentanyl
37 marketed package NDCs · 6 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 12 ug/h · Patch, Extended Release · #5 pouchs/carton / 1 patch in 1 pouch / 72 h in 1 patch · 37.5 ug/h · Patch, Extended Release · #5 pouchs/carton / 1 patch in 1 pouch / 72 h in 1 patch · 50 ug/h · Patch, Extended Release · #5 pouchs/carton / 1 patch in 1 pouch / 72 h in 1 patch · 25 ug/h · Patch, Extended Release · #5 pouchs/carton / 1 patch in 1 pouch / 72 h in 1 patch
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 $15.44 · middle half $9.09–$18.14 · full range $5.83–$57.69 · 19 products · 6 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 fentanyl, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- FentanylAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $17.94876 → $18.13734 per unit (+1.05%)
- FentanylAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $14.75173 → $15.44366 per unit (+4.69%)
- FentanylAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $9.21029 → $9.21491 per unit (+0.05%)
- FentanylAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $34.28136 → $34.44 per unit (+0.46%)
- FentanylAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $5.72318 → $5.82577 per unit (+1.79%)
- FentanylAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $9.46496 → $9.09188 per unit (-3.94%)
- Fentanyl systemAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $17.94876 → $18.13734 per unit (+1.05%)
- Fentanyl systemAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $14.75173 → $15.44366 per unit (+4.69%)
- Fentanyl systemAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $9.21029 → $9.21491 per unit (+0.05%)
- Fentanyl systemAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $5.72318 → $5.82577 per unit (+1.79%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Opioid 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.
- morphine· in shortage
- remifentanil hydrochloride· in shortage
- sufentanil citrate· in shortage
- meperidine hydrochloride· in shortage
- fentanyl citrate· in shortage
- hydromorphone hydrochloride· in shortage
- morphine sulfate· in shortage
- acetaminophen, caffeine, dihydrocodeine bitartrate· 1 maker
- butalbital, aspirin, cafeine, and codeine phosphate· 1 maker
- codeine phosphate and chlorpheniramine maleate· 1 maker
- codeine phosphate, dexbrompheniramine maleate· 1 maker
- fentanyl transdermal· 1 maker
Common questions
- Is Fentanyl in shortage right now?
- Yes. FDA currently lists Fentanyl in shortage. This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database.
- Who makes Fentanyl?
- 6 companies have marketed Fentanyl in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Fentanyl cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $15.44 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.