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Allopurinol 100 mg tablet

Public data on allopurinol from CMS and FDA: what pharmacies have paid for it, how many generic applications FDA has approved, and whether it appears in FDA's shortage or recall records.

$0.0312
NADAC per ea (2026-11)
approximate acquisition cost, not a retail price
-48%
change over five years
peak $0.1933 in 2015-09
24
approved generic applications (ANDAs) on record for Allopurinol
14 with a product still marketed · first 1985
Not listed
in FDA's current shortage list
Allopurinol Tablet: To Be Discontinued

NADAC per unit, monthly

ALLOPURINOL 100 MG TABLET
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MonthNADAC per unit ($)
2013-110.02933
2014-020.03059
2014-050.02914
2014-080.02806
2014-110.11678
2015-020.14926
2015-050.14599
2015-080.17838
2015-110.16242
2016-020.17431
2016-050.16393
2016-080.15836
2016-110.15239
2017-020.12963
2017-050.13096
2017-080.12213
2017-110.12754
2018-020.10907
2018-050.09106
2018-080.10301
2018-110.08585
2019-020.07595
2019-050.07421
2019-080.07676
2019-110.08011
2020-020.07530
2020-050.07728
2020-080.06894
2020-110.06540
2021-020.06230
2021-050.06413
2021-080.06105
2021-110.06047
2022-020.05727
2022-050.05375
2022-080.04770
2022-110.05017
2023-020.04828
2023-050.05012
2023-080.05183
2023-110.04922
2024-020.04944
2024-050.04013
2024-080.04194
2024-110.04088
2025-020.03964
2025-050.04264
2025-080.04110
2025-110.03771
2026-020.03530
2026-050.03320
2026-080.03229
2026-110.03118

Source: CMS NADAC weekly files, generic rows, monthly median of weekly averages · data as of 2026-11. Figures can change and may contain errors in the source data. Check the original source before relying on them.

Recall records mentioning allopurinol

openFDA enforcement records, by year reported.

20242
20232
20201
20151
20141

7 records since 2012. A record is one product or lot, not one recall event. Combination products that contain allopurinol are included.

What these numbers mean

NADAC is what retail pharmacies pay on average to buy the drug, published by CMS. It does not include rebates and is not what you pay at the counter. ANDA counts include all strengths and forms and applications whose products are now discontinued.

Most recent recall records

Class IITerminated
Allopurinol tablets
Reason category: Sterility / contamination
FDA recall number D-0583-2024
Class IITerminated
Allopurinol tablets
Reason category: Labeling or packaging error
FDA recall number D-0164-2024
Class IITerminated
Allopurinol product
Reason category: Sterility / contamination
FDA recall number D-0173-2023
Class IITerminated
Allopurinol tablets
Reason category: Sterility / contamination
FDA recall number D-0168-2023
Class IITerminated
Allopurinol for injection
Reason category: Failed specifications (other)
FDA recall number D-1271-2020

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Articles that mention allopurinol

5 GxRadar articles cite or discuss this drug.

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2013
Market economics · History · 6 min

The generic price spikes of 2013 to 2015

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Labels & identifiers · Explainer · 6 min

Pill imprint codes and the 1993 rule behind them

Since September 1995, nearly every US tablet and capsule must carry a code identifying the drug, its strength and its maker. What 21 CFR 206 requires, who is exempt, and where imprint data live now.

CURRENT SHORTAGES BY AREA
Shortage data · Data story · 5 min

The 'to be discontinued' entries on FDA's shortage list

FDA listed 161 drugs as to be discontinued in October 2026, more than twice its current shortages. Most are one maker's exit from one product, and discontinuations rarely start a shortage on their own.