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Lisinopril 10 mg tablet

Public data on lisinopril 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.

$0.0180
NADAC per ea (2026-11)
approximate acquisition cost, not a retail price
-16%
change over five years
peak $0.0235 in 2020-08
20
approved generic applications (ANDAs) on record for Lisinopril
14 with a product still marketed · first 2002
Not listed
in FDA's current shortage list
no matching FDA shortage entries

NADAC per unit, monthly

LISINOPRIL 10 MG TABLET
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MonthNADAC per unit ($)
2013-110.02215
2014-020.02257
2014-050.02039
2014-080.02083
2014-110.02003
2015-020.01977
2015-050.01906
2015-080.01876
2015-110.01831
2016-020.01922
2016-050.01872
2016-080.01997
2016-110.01881
2017-020.01813
2017-050.01599
2017-080.01732
2017-110.01766
2018-020.01743
2018-050.01707
2018-080.01749
2018-110.01654
2019-020.01691
2019-050.01889
2019-080.02019
2019-110.02089
2020-020.02128
2020-050.02257
2020-080.02350
2020-110.02228
2021-020.02192
2021-050.02145
2021-080.02216
2021-110.02133
2022-020.01956
2022-050.01922
2022-080.01974
2022-110.01902
2023-020.01907
2023-050.01823
2023-080.01906
2023-110.01838
2024-020.01828
2024-050.01617
2024-080.01684
2024-110.01745
2025-020.01744
2025-050.01828
2025-080.01849
2025-110.01855
2026-020.01887
2026-050.01885
2026-080.01849
2026-110.01797

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 lisinopril

openFDA enforcement records, by year reported.

20251
20242
20231
20222
20205
20192
20181
20171
20164
201514

41 records since 2012. A record is one product or lot, not one recall event. Combination products that contain lisinopril 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 IICompleted
Lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets
Reason category: Sterility / contamination
FDA recall number D-0532-2025
Class IITerminated
Lisinopril tablets
Reason category: Sterility / contamination
FDA recall number D-0061-2025
Class IITerminated
Lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets
Reason category: Labeling or packaging error
FDA recall number D-0188-2024
Class IIITerminated
Buspirone hydrochloride / lisinopril tablets
Reason category: Sterility / contamination
FDA recall number D-0114-2024
Class IITerminated
Lisinopril product
Reason category: Sterility / contamination
FDA recall number D-1538-2022

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Articles that mention lisinopril

32 GxRadar articles cite or discuss this drug.

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What pharmacies pay for a month of common generics

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How to ask for the cash price at the pharmacy

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How pharmacy dispensing fees work

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