The short version
30 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price is down 12% over the past year, to $0.1658 per unit.
Market view
minoxidil
300+ marketed package NDCs · 30 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 50 mg/g · Aerosol, Foam · #1 can/package / 60 g in 1 can · 10 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · 2.5 mg · Tablet · #100 tablets/bottle · 10 mg · Tablet · #500 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 $0.1658 · middle half $0.1012–$0.1658 · full range $0.1012–$0.1658 · 11 products · 149 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 minoxidil, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- 5% MINOXIDIL HAIR REGROWTH SERUM With BiotinSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedShenzhen Ctrip Technology Co., Ltd. · minoxidil
- Mfr exitedGuangzhou Borderless Technology Co., Ltd. · minoxidil
- 5% Minoxidil Hair Growth Topical SolutionSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedYiwu Pu Feather Trading Co., LTD · minoxidil
- iBeaLee 5% Minoxidil Hair Regrowth SolutionSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedShenzhen Earth Surface Trading Co., Ltd. · minoxidil
- 5% MINOXIDIL HAIR REGROWTH SERUM With BiotinSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedGuangzhou Borderless Technology Co., Ltd. · minoxidil
- Bynisep 5% Minoxidil Hair Growth SerumSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedPutian Licheng District Zhijiancheng Trading Co., Ltd. · minoxidil
- 5% Minoxidil Hair Growth FoamSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedGuangzhou Borderless Technology Co., Ltd. · minoxidil
- Melao Hair Growth MousseSep 2, 2026Mfr exitedGuangdong Aimu Biological Technology Co., Ltd · minoxidil
- Minoxidil 5% (For Men)Aug 28, 2026Mfr enteredBetter Living Brands, LLC · minoxidil
- MINOXIDIL 5% TOPICAL AEROSOL60gAug 28, 2026Mfr enteredShenzhen Joyuflsh Technology Co.,Ltd. · minoxidil
Same drug class
Other molecules FDA puts in Arteriolar Vasodilator, 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.
- 5% minoxidil hair and beard regrowth kit with biotin· 1 maker
- 5% minoxidil hair care solution· 1 maker
- 5% minoxidil hair growth foam· 1 maker
- 5% minoxidil hair growth kit· 1 maker
- 5% minoxidil hair growth spray for men and women· 1 maker
- 5% minoxidil hair regrowth foam· 1 maker
- 5% minoxidil serum· 1 maker
- 5% minoxidil topical solution· 1 maker
- 5% minoxidil with biotin· 1 maker
- beard regrowth treatment· 1 maker
- finasteride foam with 5% minoxidil· 1 maker
- flinkye 5% minoxidil hair growth shampoo· 1 maker
Common questions
- Is Minoxidil in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Minoxidil 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 Minoxidil?
- 144 companies have marketed Minoxidil in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Minoxidil cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.1658 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.