Prednisone tablets
Reason category: Labeling or packaging error
FDA recall number D-0193-2024
Steroid
Prednisone 10 mg tablet
Public data on prednisone 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.
$0.0521
NADAC per ea (2026-11)
approximate acquisition cost, not a retail price
-37%
change over five years
peak $0.2121 in 2014-05
73
approved generic applications (ANDAs) on record for Prednisone
26 with a product still marketed · first 1971
Not listed
in FDA's current shortage list
no matching FDA shortage entries
NADAC per unit, monthly
PREDNISONE 10 MG TABLETShow as table
| Month | NADAC per unit ($) |
|---|---|
| 2013-11 | 0.18252 |
| 2014-02 | 0.19305 |
| 2014-05 | 0.21208 |
| 2014-08 | 0.17742 |
| 2014-11 | 0.14141 |
| 2015-02 | 0.13833 |
| 2015-05 | 0.13509 |
| 2015-08 | 0.13080 |
| 2015-11 | 0.13061 |
| 2016-02 | 0.13307 |
| 2016-05 | 0.12886 |
| 2016-08 | 0.13080 |
| 2016-11 | 0.11984 |
| 2017-02 | 0.12157 |
| 2017-05 | 0.12341 |
| 2017-08 | 0.12455 |
| 2017-11 | 0.12592 |
| 2018-02 | 0.11343 |
| 2018-05 | 0.10793 |
| 2018-08 | 0.09842 |
| 2018-11 | 0.09896 |
| 2019-02 | 0.09235 |
| 2019-05 | 0.09373 |
| 2019-08 | 0.10197 |
| 2019-11 | 0.09570 |
| 2020-02 | 0.09086 |
| 2020-05 | 0.08871 |
| 2020-08 | 0.09310 |
| 2020-11 | 0.09584 |
| 2021-02 | 0.08921 |
| 2021-05 | 0.09024 |
| 2021-08 | 0.08865 |
| 2021-11 | 0.08207 |
| 2022-02 | 0.07537 |
| 2022-05 | 0.06890 |
| 2022-08 | 0.06767 |
| 2022-11 | 0.06376 |
| 2023-02 | 0.06578 |
| 2023-05 | 0.05819 |
| 2023-08 | 0.05845 |
| 2023-11 | 0.05601 |
| 2024-02 | 0.05962 |
| 2024-05 | 0.04754 |
| 2024-08 | 0.05047 |
| 2024-11 | 0.04854 |
| 2025-02 | 0.05086 |
| 2025-05 | 0.05835 |
| 2025-08 | 0.06073 |
| 2025-11 | 0.05968 |
| 2026-02 | 0.05872 |
| 2026-05 | 0.05742 |
| 2026-08 | 0.05611 |
| 2026-11 | 0.05210 |
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 prednisone
openFDA enforcement records, by year reported.
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 |
12 records since 2012. A record is one product or lot, not one recall event. Combination products that contain prednisone 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
Prednisone tablets
Reason category: Sterility / contamination
FDA recall number D-1330-2022
Prednisone tablets
Reason category: Labeling or packaging error
FDA recall number D-1508-2020
Prednisone tablets
Reason category: Labeling or packaging error
FDA recall number D-1035-2020
Prednisone tablets
Reason category: Failed specifications (other)
FDA recall number D-0008-2017
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