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Amoxicillin 500 mg capsule

Public data on amoxicillin 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.

$0.0793
NADAC per ea (2026-11)
approximate acquisition cost, not a retail price
+16%
change over five years
peak $0.1060 in 2024-03
50
approved generic applications (ANDAs) on record for Amoxicillin
22 with a product still marketed · first 1974
Not listed
in FDA's current shortage list
no matching FDA shortage entries

NADAC per unit, monthly

AMOXICILLIN 500 MG CAPSULE
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MonthNADAC per unit ($)
2013-110.07211
2014-020.07811
2014-050.07472
2014-080.07501
2014-110.06815
2015-020.06882
2015-050.06985
2015-080.06609
2015-110.06432
2016-020.06488
2016-050.06613
2016-080.07822
2016-110.07959
2017-020.07022
2017-050.06879
2017-080.06802
2017-110.06725
2018-020.06382
2018-050.05971
2018-080.06309
2018-110.06225
2019-020.06190
2019-050.05892
2019-080.06240
2019-110.06417
2020-020.06404
2020-050.06670
2020-080.06366
2020-110.06516
2021-020.06979
2021-050.07072
2021-080.07220
2021-110.06818
2022-020.06963
2022-050.07286
2022-080.07382
2022-110.07722
2023-020.07227
2023-050.07974
2023-080.09760
2023-110.10233
2024-020.10328
2024-050.08842
2024-080.08916
2024-110.08537
2025-020.08450
2025-050.09157
2025-080.09346
2025-110.08944
2026-020.08612
2026-050.08236
2026-080.07803
2026-110.07925

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 amoxicillin

openFDA enforcement records, by year reported.

20251
20243
20221
20211
20201
20191
20173
20163
20151
20141

20 records since 2012. A record is one product or lot, not one recall event. Combination products that contain amoxicillin 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 IIOngoing
Amoxicillin product
Reason category: Potency out of spec
FDA recall number D-0151-2026
Class IIOngoing
Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets usp
Reason category: Potency out of spec
FDA recall number D-0561-2024
Class IITerminated
Amoxicillin oral suspension
Reason category: Labeling or packaging error
FDA recall number D-0165-2024
Class IITerminated
Amoxicillin tablets
Reason category: Labeling or packaging error
FDA recall number D-0166-2024
Class IITerminated
Amoxicillin capsules
Reason category: cGMP deviations
FDA recall number D-1025-2022

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Articles that mention amoxicillin

11 GxRadar articles cite or discuss this drug.

2022
Notable shortages · History · 5 min

The amoxicillin shortage of 2022 and 2023

FDA declared a shortage of liquid amoxicillin on Oct. 28, 2022, during a surge of respiratory illness in children. What FDA said caused it, what it did, how prescribing shifted and what pharmacies paid.

PRICE INDEX · 2014 = 100
Price histories · Data story · 6 min

The generics that cost pharmacies more than they did in 2014

Most generics in GxRadar's 47-drug basket got cheaper. Seven cost pharmacies more than in January 2014, led by furosemide at 2.8 times its 2014 price. What federal cost and shortage data show, drug by drug.

NITROFURANTOIN · NADAC
Price histories · Data story · 5 min

Nitrofurantoin and the antibiotic price story

Pharmacies paid $1.77 for a nitrofurantoin capsule in January 2014 and 28 cents in October 2026. How six oral antibiotics' prices diverged, why competition explains much of it, and where shortages fit.

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

Pediatric drug shortages

Seventeen drugs on FDA's current shortage list carry the agency's Pediatric tag. Most are hospital injections, four have been listed since 2012, and research shows what shortages like these have cost children.

Causes & tracking · Explainer · 6 min

Why antibiotics keep running short

Seven anti-infectives were on FDA's current shortage list in October 2026, one of them since 2015, and 30 more had discontinuation notices. Low prices and few makers explain much of it, federal research shows.

Sourcing & manufacturing · Explainer · 6 min

China's role in drug ingredients and the chemicals behind them

What FDA testimony, FDA site data and USP supply mapping show about China's share of US drug ingredients, from finished pills down to key starting materials.