Is Penicillin g benzathine in shortage right now?

Yes. FDA currently lists Penicillin g benzathine in shortage, with the reason given as "other". This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database.

Who makes Penicillin g benzathine?

4 companies have marketed Penicillin g benzathine in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.

Market view

penicillin g benzathine

7 marketed package NDCs · 4 active manufacturers

Most dispensed: 2400000 [iU]/4mL · Injection, Suspension · #10 syringes/package / 4 ml in 1 syringe

All forms Injection, Suspension (5)Powder (2)

The short version

4 companies supply this market — a reasonable cushion if one runs into trouble. The price is up 21% over the past year, to $182.55 per mL. It is in shortage right now — FDA lists the reason as “other”.

Price range and competition

RSS: changes for this drug

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 · Nov 2025 — typical price $182.55 · middle half $182.55–$182.55 · full range $182.55–$182.55 · 1 products · 4 companies

middle half of companies’ pricestypical (median) pricecompanies actively selling (bottom lane)Priced per mLⓘSource: CMS NADAC

ⓘ 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.

Same drug class

Other molecules FDA puts in Penicillin-class Antibacterial, 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.

Common questions

Is Penicillin g benzathine in shortage right now?: Yes. FDA currently lists Penicillin g benzathine in shortage, with the reason given as "other". This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database.
Who makes Penicillin g benzathine?: 4 companies have marketed Penicillin g benzathine in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.

Shortage reports for this molecule

In shortage now — Bicillin L-A, Injection, 1200000 [iU]/2 mL (NDC 60793-701-10)Apr 26, 2023
In shortage now — Bicillin L-A, Injection, 2400000 [iU]/4 mL (NDC 60793-702-10)Apr 26, 2023
In shortage now — Bicillin L-A, Injection, 600000 [iU]/1 mL (NDC 60793-700-10)Apr 26, 2023

All marketed products

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