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valproic acid

69 marketed package NDCs · 28 active manufacturers

Most dispensed: 250 mg/5mL · Solution · #473 mL/bottle · 250 mg · Capsule, Liquid Filled · #100 capsule, liquid filleds/bottle, plastic · 250 mg · Capsule · #100 capsules/bottle · 250 mg · Capsule, Liquid Filled · #100 capsule, liquid filleds/bottle

The short version

28 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price has held steady around $0.0337 per mL over the past year.

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.

$0$0.02$0.04Nov 2020Sep 2026028companies actively selling

Latest · Sep 2026 — typical price $0.0337 · middle half $0.0337$0.0337 · full range $0.0337$0.0337 · 4 products · 28 companies

middle half of companies’ pricestypical (median) pricewhat manufacturers charge wholesalers (WAMP)companies actively selling (bottom lane)Priced per mLSource: 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.

What changed in the last 90 days

Every detected change for valproic acid, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.

  • Valproic AcidAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.03327 → $0.03369 per unit (+1.26%)
  • Valproic AcidAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.23535 → $0.23366 per unit (-0.72%)
  • Valproic AcidAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.03327 → $0.03369 per unit (+1.26%)
  • Valproic AcidAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.03327 → $0.03369 per unit (+1.26%)
  • valproic acidAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.23535 → $0.23366 per unit (-0.72%)
  • ValproicAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.23535 → $0.23366 per unit (-0.72%)
  • Valproic AcidAug 19, 2026
    Price up
    NADAC $0.03327 → $0.03369 per unit (+1.26%)
  • Valproic AcidAug 5, 2026
    Mfr entered
    Major Pharmaceuticals · valproic acid
  • Valproic AcidAug 5, 2026
    Mfr entered
    Major Pharmaceuticals · valproic acid
  • Valproic AcidAug 5, 2026
    New product
    Major Pharmaceuticals

Same drug class

Other molecules FDA puts in Mood Stabilizer, 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 Valproic acid in shortage right now?
No. FDA does not currently list Valproic acid 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 Valproic acid?
28 companies have marketed Valproic acid in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
What does Valproic acid cost?
The typical pharmacy pays about $0.0337 per mL, 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.