Famotidine injection
Reason category: cGMP deviations
FDA recall number D-0809-2026
Stomach acid
Famotidine 20 mg tablet
Public data on famotidine 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.
$0.0282
NADAC per ea (2026-11)
approximate acquisition cost, not a retail price
-29%
change over five years
peak $0.0579 in 2021-01
88
approved generic applications (ANDAs) on record for Famotidine
60 with a product still marketed · first 2001
Not listed
in FDA's current shortage list
no matching FDA shortage entries
NADAC per unit, monthly
FAMOTIDINE 20 MG TABLETShow as table
| Month | NADAC per unit ($) |
|---|---|
| 2013-11 | 0.03366 |
| 2014-02 | 0.03778 |
| 2014-05 | 0.03467 |
| 2014-08 | 0.03562 |
| 2014-11 | 0.04587 |
| 2015-02 | 0.04238 |
| 2015-05 | 0.04509 |
| 2015-08 | 0.04376 |
| 2015-11 | 0.04160 |
| 2016-02 | 0.04208 |
| 2016-05 | 0.04269 |
| 2016-08 | 0.04092 |
| 2016-11 | 0.03961 |
| 2017-02 | 0.03850 |
| 2017-05 | 0.03963 |
| 2017-08 | 0.04058 |
| 2017-11 | 0.03906 |
| 2018-02 | 0.03606 |
| 2018-05 | 0.03709 |
| 2018-08 | 0.03624 |
| 2018-11 | 0.03395 |
| 2019-02 | 0.03362 |
| 2019-05 | 0.03206 |
| 2019-08 | 0.03628 |
| 2019-11 | 0.03381 |
| 2020-02 | 0.03653 |
| 2020-05 | 0.03843 |
| 2020-08 | 0.03668 |
| 2020-11 | 0.04693 |
| 2021-02 | 0.05324 |
| 2021-05 | 0.04926 |
| 2021-08 | 0.04302 |
| 2021-11 | 0.03995 |
| 2022-02 | 0.03505 |
| 2022-05 | 0.03381 |
| 2022-08 | 0.03311 |
| 2022-11 | 0.03324 |
| 2023-02 | 0.03276 |
| 2023-05 | 0.03112 |
| 2023-08 | 0.03120 |
| 2023-11 | 0.03150 |
| 2024-02 | 0.03465 |
| 2024-05 | 0.02743 |
| 2024-08 | 0.03228 |
| 2024-11 | 0.02937 |
| 2025-02 | 0.03061 |
| 2025-05 | 0.03124 |
| 2025-08 | 0.03046 |
| 2025-11 | 0.02896 |
| 2026-02 | 0.02981 |
| 2026-05 | 0.03087 |
| 2026-08 | 0.02916 |
| 2026-11 | 0.02820 |
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 famotidine
openFDA enforcement records, by year reported.
| 2026 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 |
23 records since 2012. A record is one product or lot, not one recall event. Combination products that contain famotidine 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
Famotidine injection
Reason category: Sterility / contamination
FDA recall number D-0182-2026
Famotidine product
Reason category: Sterility / contamination
FDA recall number D-0237-2024
Famotidine tablets
Reason category: Labeling or packaging error
FDA recall number D-0939-2023
Famotidine tablets
Reason category: Sterility / contamination
FDA recall number D-0290-2021
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Articles that mention famotidine
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The generics that cost pharmacies more than they did in 2014
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Case histories · History · 6 min
The ranitidine withdrawal of 2020
How NDMA findings in ranitidine moved FDA from lot recalls in 2019 to a request in April 2020 that every maker pull the drug, and what the recall records and later research show.
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