The short version
Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles. The price is up 15% over the past year, to $1.14 per unit.
Market view
lidocaine 4% maximum strength 24 hr
2 marketed package NDCs · 1 active manufacturer
Most dispensed: LIDOCAINE 4 g/100g · Patch · #15 patchs/carton / 9 g in 1 patch · LIDOCAINE 4 g/100g · Patch · #30 patchs/carton / 9 g 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 $1.14 · middle half $1.14–$1.14 · full range $1.14–$1.14 · 2 products · 1 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 lidocaine 4% maximum strength 24 hr, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Lidocaine PatchAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $1.12975 → $1.13768 per unit (+0.7%)
- Lidocaine PatchAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $1.12975 → $1.13768 per unit (+0.7%)
- Lidocaine PatchJul 22, 2026Price upNADAC $1.1196 → $1.12975 per unit (+0.91%)
- Lidocaine PatchJul 22, 2026Price upNADAC $1.1196 → $1.12975 per unit (+0.91%)
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Amide Local Anesthetic, 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.
- bupivacaine hydrochloride in dextrose· in shortage
- bupivacaine hydrochloride and epinephrine· in shortage
- lidocaine hydrochloride anhydrous and dextrose monohydrate· in shortage
- lidocaine hydrochloride anhydrous· in shortage
- bupivacaine hydrochloride and epinephrine bitartrate· in shortage
- lidocaine hydrochloride,epinephrine bitartrate· in shortage
- lidocaine hydrochloride and epinephrine· in shortage
- bupivacaine· in shortage
- ropivacaine hydrochloride· in shortage
- bupivacaine hydrochloride· in shortage
- lidocaine hydrochloride· in shortage
- lidocaine· in shortage
Common questions
- Is Lidocaine 4% maximum strength 24 hr in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Lidocaine 4% maximum strength 24 hr 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 Lidocaine 4% maximum strength 24 hr?
- 1 company has marketed Lidocaine 4% maximum strength 24 hr in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. That is a thin market — if one stops making it, supply is at risk quickly. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Lidocaine 4% maximum strength 24 hr cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $1.14 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.