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Furosemide 40 mg tablet

Public data on furosemide 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.

$0.0288
NADAC per ea (2026-11)
approximate acquisition cost, not a retail price
-11%
change over five years
peak $0.0363 in 2017-11
39
approved generic applications (ANDAs) on record for Furosemide
22 with a product still marketed · first 1985
Listed
in FDA's current shortage list
Furosemide Injection: Current; Furosemide Oral Solution: Current

NADAC per unit, monthly

FUROSEMIDE 40 MG TABLET
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MonthNADAC per unit ($)
2013-110.01116
2014-020.01111
2014-050.01043
2014-080.01081
2014-110.01308
2015-020.01184
2015-050.01279
2015-080.01285
2015-110.01448
2016-020.01251
2016-050.01339
2016-080.01457
2016-110.01558
2017-020.01428
2017-050.01907
2017-080.01985
2017-110.03627
2018-020.03149
2018-050.02855
2018-080.03083
2018-110.03344
2019-020.03182
2019-050.03155
2019-080.03062
2019-110.02882
2020-020.02891
2020-050.02865
2020-080.03168
2020-110.03281
2021-020.03411
2021-050.03464
2021-080.03525
2021-110.03238
2022-020.03231
2022-050.03331
2022-080.03235
2022-110.03293
2023-020.03255
2023-050.03059
2023-080.03131
2023-110.03224
2024-020.03272
2024-050.03067
2024-080.03187
2024-110.02961
2025-020.02992
2025-050.03288
2025-080.03239
2025-110.03229
2026-020.03203
2026-050.03170
2026-080.02964
2026-110.02876

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 furosemide

openFDA enforcement records, by year reported.

20262
20181
20171
20154
20135
20121

14 records since 2012. A record is one product or lot, not one recall event. Combination products that contain furosemide 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
Furosemide tablets
Reason category: cGMP deviations
FDA recall number D-0486-2026
Class IIOngoing
Furosemide tablets
Reason category: Sterility / contamination
FDA recall number D-0293-2026
Class ITerminated
Furosemide product
Reason category: Other
FDA recall number D-1189-2018
Class IITerminated
Furosemide tablets
Reason category: Failed specifications (other)
FDA recall number D-0437-2017
Class IITerminated
Furosemide product
Reason category: Sterility / contamination
FDA recall number D-0405-2016

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