The short version
33 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price has jumped 58% in a year, to $0.0381 per gram — sharp rises like this often mean supply is already tightening.
Market view
petrolatum
264 marketed package NDCs · 33 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 420 mg/g · Ointment · #100 g/jar · 420 mg/g · Ointment · #454 g/jar · 410 mg/g · Ointment · #396 g/jar · 410 mg/g · Ointment · #50 g/tube
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 $0.0381 · middle half $0.0323–$0.0439 · full range $0.0265–$0.0497 · 2 products · 90 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 petrolatum, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Pure PetrolatumSep 3, 2026New productVasa Cosmetics Private Limited
- ClaraVieAug 26, 2026Mfr enteredGentell LLC · petrolatum
- ClaraVieAug 26, 2026New productGentell LLC
- Rugby Petrolatum Hydrating Skin ProtectantAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.02621 → $0.02653 per unit (+1.22%)
- Rugby Petrolatum Hydrating Skin ProtectantAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.04982 → $0.04974 per unit (-0.16%)
- Royal Creamy PetroelumAug 14, 2026Mfr exitedSparrow Life Care Private Limited · petrolatum
- Dealmed Vitamins A and DAug 13, 2026Mfr enteredDealmed Medical Supplies, LLC. · petrolatum
- Dealmed Vitamins A and DAug 13, 2026New productDealmed Medical Supplies, LLC.
- Dealmed Vitamins A and DAug 13, 2026New productDealmed Medical Supplies, LLC.
- Dealmed Vitamins A and DAug 13, 2026New productDealmed Medical Supplies, LLC.
Common questions
- Is Petrolatum in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Petrolatum 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 Petrolatum?
- 88 companies have marketed Petrolatum in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Petrolatum cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.0381 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.