Budesonide

53 NDCs across 28 manufacturers|45 Generic,8 Brand

Budesonide is used to treat inflammatory bowel diseases and rhinitis, allergic, perennial, per the National Library of Medicine's MED-RT classification.

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The brand product was first FDA-approved on Feb 14, 1994, and the first generic was approved Nov 18, 2008. FDA's Orange Book lists 11 AB-rated (therapeutically equivalent) products for this ingredient. In 2024, Medicare Part D spent $197 million on Budesonide across 641,000 claims for 215,000 beneficiaries.

Budesonide is available as 53 NDCs from 28 manufacturers (45 generic, 8 brand), with NADAC prices from $0.70 to $9.84 per ML — the most expensive product costs about 14× the cheapest. Every pack size and labeler in this drug market is compared side-by-side below.

Total NDCs

45G / 8B

Manufacturers

competing in market

Price Spread

$0.70 – $9.84

per ML, 37 of 53 NDCs

7d Activity

22↑17↓14 flat

avg -0.2% WoW · of 53 NDCs

Market Price Trend

Monthly average NADAC per unit, split by generic and brand.

Manufacturer Breakdown

28 manufacturers producing BUDESONIDE(2 pricing outliers)

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

5 NDCs

$1.2999

avg/unit

Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation

4 NDCs

$0.7116

avg/unit

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP

3 NDCs

$6.3172

avg/unit

Exelan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.

Oceanside Pharmaceuticals

2 NDCs

$11.5318

avg/unit

Rising Pharma Holdings Inc.

2 NDCs

$0.7116

avg/unit

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc.

1 NDC

$11.6277

avg/unit

Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd

1 NDC

$9.5487

avg/unit

Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.

Aurobindo Pharma Limited

Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.

1 NDC

$0.4988

avg/unit

American Health Packaging

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC

Major Pharmaceuticals

1 NDC

$0.4988

avg/unit

Drug Portfolio

53 NDCs total, 53 shown

Drug ↕	NDC	Manufacturer ↕	Price	Market Outlier	Class	7d Change ↕	Therapeutic Class
PULMICORT 180 MCG FLEXHALER	61269051812	H2-Pharma LLC	$253.4974 per EA	High Outlier	Brand	—	Corticosteroid
PULMICORT 90 MCG FLEXHALER	61269050906	H2-Pharma LLC	$188.5163 per EA	High Outlier	Brand	—	Corticosteroid
UCERIS 9 MG ER TABLET	68012030930	Santarus Inc.	$57.1680 per EA	High Outlier	Brand	—	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE ER 9 MG TABLET	00378450093	Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$16.5829 per EA	—	Generic	+7.89%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE ER 9 MG TABLET	00591251030	Actavis Pharma, Inc.	$16.5829 per EA	—	Generic	+7.89%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE ER 9 MG TABLET	68682030930	Oceanside Pharmaceuticals	$13.6545 per EA	—	Generic	—	Corticosteroid
UCERIS 2 MG RECTAL FOAM	65649065103	Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$11.6277 per GM	—	Brand	—	Corticosteroid
PULMICORT 1 MG/2 ML RESPULE	00186199004	AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$9.8448 per ML	—	Brand	—	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 2 MG RECTAL FOAM	45802062786	Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd	$9.5487 per GM	—	Generic	+1.70%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 2 MG RECTAL FOAM	68682065803	Oceanside Pharmaceuticals	$9.4092 per GM	—	Generic	—	Corticosteroid
PULMICORT 0.5 MG/2 ML RESPULE	00186198904	AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$4.9092 per ML	—	Brand	-0.12%	Corticosteroid
PULMICORT 0.25 MG/2 ML RESPUL	00186198804	AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$4.1975 per ML	—	Brand	—	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 1 MG/2 ML INH SUSP	76282064238	Exelan Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$4.1129 per ML	—	Generic	—	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 1 MG/2 ML INH SUSP	00781751787	Sandoz Inc.	$4.0893 per ML	—	Generic	—	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 1 MG/2 ML INH SUSP	00093681773	Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.	$3.6530 per ML	—	Generic	-1.70%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 1 MG/2 ML INH SUSP	47335063349	Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.	$3.6530 per ML	—	Generic	-1.70%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 1 MG/2 ML INH SUSP	69097032187	Cipla USA Inc.	$3.6530 per ML	—	Generic	-1.70%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 1 MG/2 ML INH SUSP	69097032153	Cipla USA Inc.	$3.6530 per ML	—	Generic	-1.70%	Corticosteroid
EOHILIA 2 MG/10 ML PACKET	64764010560	Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$3.2872 per ML	—	Brand	+2.00%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 32 MCG NASAL SPRAY	00536111248	Rugby Laboratories	$1.3880 per ML	—	Generic OTC	—	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 32 MCG NASAL SPRAY	60505612902	Apotex Corp.	$1.3674 per ML	—	Generic OTC	-1.43%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.5 MG/2 ML SUSP	00781751687	Sandoz Inc.	$0.9399 per ML	—	Generic	—	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.25 MG/2 ML SUSP	00781751587	Sandoz Inc.	$0.9125 per ML	—	Generic	—	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.25 MG/2 ML SUSP	00093681555	Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.	$0.7198 per ML	—	Generic	-3.31%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.25 MG/2 ML SUSP	64980063803	Rising Pharma Holdings Inc.	$0.7198 per ML	—	Generic	-3.31%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.25 MG/2 ML SUSP	00115168774	Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC	$0.7198 per ML	—	Generic	-3.31%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.25 MG/2 ML SUSP	00487960101	Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$0.7198 per ML	—	Generic	-3.31%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.25 MG/2 ML SUSP	69097031853	Cipla USA Inc.	$0.7198 per ML	—	Generic	-3.31%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.25 MG/2 ML SUSP	69097031887	Cipla USA Inc.	$0.7198 per ML	—	Generic	-3.31%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.25 MG/2 ML SUSP	62135082284	Chartwell RX LLC	$0.7198 per ML	—	Generic	-3.31%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.25 MG/2 ML SUSP	00093681573	Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.	$0.7198 per ML	—	Generic	-3.31%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.25 MG/2 ML SUSP	00487960130	Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$0.7198 per ML	—	Generic	-3.31%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.25 MG/2 ML SUSP	76282064038	Exelan Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$0.7198 per ML	—	Generic	-3.31%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.25 MG/2 ML SUSP	47335063149	Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.	$0.7198 per ML	—	Generic	-3.31%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.5 MG/2 ML SUSP	47335063249	Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.	$0.7035 per ML	—	Generic	+1.49%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.5 MG/2 ML SUSP	59651058530	Aurobindo Pharma Limited	$0.7035 per ML	—	Generic	+1.49%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.5 MG/2 ML SUSP	62135082384	Chartwell RX LLC	$0.7035 per ML	—	Generic	+1.49%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.5 MG/2 ML SUSP	64980063903	Rising Pharma Holdings Inc.	$0.7035 per ML	—	Generic	+1.49%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.5 MG/2 ML SUSP	69097031953	Cipla USA Inc.	$0.7035 per ML	—	Generic	+1.49%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.5 MG/2 ML SUSP	69097031987	Cipla USA Inc.	$0.7035 per ML	—	Generic	+1.49%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.5 MG/2 ML SUSP	76282064138	Exelan Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$0.7035 per ML	—	Generic	+1.49%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.5 MG/2 ML SUSP	00487970130	Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$0.7035 per ML	—	Generic	+1.49%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.5 MG/2 ML SUSP	00487970101	Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$0.7035 per ML	—	Generic	+1.49%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.5 MG/2 ML SUSP	00115168974	Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC	$0.7035 per ML	—	Generic	+1.49%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.5 MG/2 ML SUSP	00093681673	Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.	$0.7035 per ML	—	Generic	+1.49%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE 0.5 MG/2 ML SUSP	00093681655	Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.	$0.7035 per ML	—	Generic	+1.49%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE EC 3 MG CAPSULE	51862058001	Mayne Pharma	$0.5154 per EA	—	Generic	—	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE DR 3 MG CAPSULE	68382072001	Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.	$0.4988 per EA	—	Generic	+0.18%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE DR 3 MG CAPSULE	60687059632	American Health Packaging	$0.4988 per EA	—	Generic	+0.18%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE DR 3 MG CAPSULE	16714082901	NorthStar Rx LLC	$0.4988 per EA	—	Generic	+0.18%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE EC 3 MG CAPSULE	65162077810	Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC	$0.4988 per EA	—	Generic	+0.18%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE DR 3 MG CAPSULE	00574985510	Padagis US LLC	$0.4988 per EA	—	Generic	+0.18%	Corticosteroid
BUDESONIDE DR 3 MG CAPSULE	00904731310	Major Pharmaceuticals	$0.4988 per EA	—	Generic	+0.18%	Corticosteroid

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Budesonide used to treat?

Budesonide is used to treat inflammatory bowel diseases and rhinitis, allergic, perennial, per the National Library of Medicine's MED-RT classification.

When did Budesonide become available as a generic?

FDA approved the first generic Budesonide (ANDA) on Nov 18, 2008. The Orange Book currently lists 11 AB-rated products for this ingredient, meaning FDA considers them therapeutically equivalent to the brand.

How much does Medicare spend on Budesonide?

In 2024, Medicare Part D spent $197 million on Budesonide across 641,000 claims for 215,000 beneficiaries.

How many Budesonide products are on the market?

The Budesonide drug market contains 53 NDCs from 28 manufacturers — 45 generic and 8 brand products.

What is the price range for Budesonide?

NADAC reference prices for Budesonide range from $0.7035 to $9.8448 per ML — the most expensive product costs about 14× the cheapest. 16 additional products are priced per different units (e.g. liquids per ML) and aren't directly comparable.

Is generic Budesonide cheaper than brand?

The average generic NADAC for Budesonide is $1.3267 per ML, versus $5.5597 for brand-labeled products — brand versions average about 4.2× the generic price.

Which manufacturers make Budesonide?

28 manufacturers list Budesonide in NADAC. Ranked by number of NDCs, the largest are Cipla USA Inc. (6), Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. (5), Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation (4), AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP (3), Exelan Pharmaceuticals Inc. (3).

How has the price of Budesonide changed recently?

Over the past 7 days, 22 Budesonide NDCs rose and 17 fell, with a market-wide average change of -0.2%.