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Tadalafil 5 mg tablet

Public data on tadalafil 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.

$0.1078
NADAC per ea (2026-11)
approximate acquisition cost, not a retail price
-23%
change over five years
peak $8.2575 in 2018-12
44
approved generic applications (ANDAs) on record for Tadalafil
39 with a product still marketed · first 2018
Not listed
in FDA's current shortage list
no matching FDA shortage entries

NADAC per unit, monthly

TADALAFIL 5 MG TABLET
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MonthNADAC per unit ($)
2018-128.25752
2019-038.09481
2019-064.29212
2019-090.37298
2019-120.26289
2020-030.29791
2020-060.26491
2020-090.26772
2020-120.27163
2021-030.18750
2021-060.19191
2021-090.17981
2021-120.13628
2022-030.18367
2022-060.13295
2022-090.13327
2022-120.14114
2023-030.13268
2023-060.14426
2023-090.15283
2023-120.17499
2024-030.14655
2024-060.13075
2024-090.16243
2024-120.09223
2025-030.11055
2025-060.11094
2025-090.12173
2025-120.11092
2026-030.10439
2026-060.10416
2026-090.10216

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 tadalafil

openFDA enforcement records, by year reported.

20263
20238
20212
20207
20183
20152

25 records since 2012. A record is one product or lot, not one recall event. Combination products that contain tadalafil 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
Tadalafil usp
Reason category: cGMP deviations
FDA recall number D-0761-2026
Class IIOngoing
Tadalafil usp
Reason category: cGMP deviations
FDA recall number D-0760-2026
Class IIOngoing
Tadalafil usp
Reason category: cGMP deviations
FDA recall number D-0762-2026
Class IIOngoing
Tadalafil tablets
Reason category: cGMP deviations
FDA recall number D-0554-2023
Class IIOngoing
Tadalafil tablets
Reason category: cGMP deviations
FDA recall number D-0553-2023

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Articles that mention tadalafil

12 GxRadar articles cite or discuss this drug.

ROSUVASTATIN · NADAC
Price histories · Data story · 6 min

How fast generic prices fell for rosuvastatin, duloxetine and tadalafil

Federal cost data show three widely used generics each fell more than 90 percent within 24 months of entry. One did it in five weeks. Month-by-month figures, lined up against FDA approval dates.

SILDENAFIL · NADAC
Price histories · Data story · 5 min

How the price of generic sildenafil 20 mg fell 92 percent

Federal NADAC data show a generic 20 mg sildenafil tablet fell from 65.9 cents in 2013 to 5.2 cents in 2026, mostly after 2016. FDA approval records for both sets of strengths, and a tadalafil comparison.

GENERIC APPROVALS PER YEAR
FDA programs · Data story · 5 min

What FDA's yearly first generics lists show

FDA's 2025 first generics list has 91 entries, but one entry is not one medicine and approval is not launch. What the lists count, and what price data show after a first copy arrives.

Market economics · Explainer · 5 min

Why generic prices fall as competitors enter

One generic maker cuts the brand price by about 39 percent; six or more cut it by over 95 percent. FDA's 2019 study, GAO data and GxRadar's NADAC files show how steep the curve is and why.

Market economics · Explainer · 5 min

What happens to Medicaid spending when the first generic arrives

Federal research on prices after generic entry, and four worked examples from NADAC and Medicaid claims data: duloxetine, valsartan, rosuvastatin and tadalafil.

RECALL RECORDS BY YEAR
Recall data · Data story · 6 min

What FDA's Class I drug recall records show

FDA put 1,753 drug recall records in its most serious class between mid-2012 and October 2026. GxRadar sorted them by year, event and reason to see what actually ends up there.