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Weekly NADAC Price Changes

A weekly executive brief covering the pricing movements that matter most to market strategy and reimbursement planning.

Week of August 19, 2026

Compared with August 12, 2026

This week in NADAC pricing

Pricing pressure broadened across endocrine and respiratory products as a small set of high-volume therapies drove the week’s largest shifts.

The latest release shows a concentrated pattern of movement rather than a broad market-wide reset. Most of the week’s largest increases were concentrated in a narrow group of high-exposure products, while relief remained more fragmented across lower-cost oral therapies.

Key takeaways

  • Endocrine products posted the largest weighted movement this week.
  • The biggest increases were concentrated in high-exposure therapies rather than across the entire market.
  • Downward movement remained fragmented, suggesting pricing relief is still uneven.

What to watch

Endocrine pressure

Whether the largest increases continue to be driven by a small number of high-exposure NDCs.

Respiratory volatility

Whether volatility broadens beyond the current concentration of price swings.

Manufacturer shifts

Whether supply-side pricing moves begin to spread across more products in the next release.

Largest cost pressure

$12.8MUp

Largest absolute weekly price increase in the current release

Largest relief

$8.4MDown

Largest absolute weekly price decline in the current release

Most pressured class

EndocrineUp

Highest weighted movement this week

Largest manufacturer swing

TopcoUp

Largest aggregate movement across tracked NDCs

Top 10 NDCs by weekly price movement

Each weekly brief stores its own frozen Top 10 snapshot, so archived reports preserve the exact weekly leaderboard that was published at the time.

DrugManufacturerNDCPrev. priceCurrent priceChangeView
AMLODIPINE BESYLATE 10 MG TABACI Healthcare USA, Inc.71093014803$0.4210$0.5814+38.1%Details
DONEPEZIL HCL 10 MG TABLETACI Healthcare USA, Inc.71093012801$0.0624$0.0838+34.2%Details
GABAPENTIN 300 MG CAPSULEACI Healthcare USA, Inc.71093012104$0.0248$0.0199-19.8%Details
METFORMIN HCL 1,000 MG TABLETACI Healthcare USA, Inc.71093013404$0.1146$0.0935-18.4%Details
12-HR DECONGEST 120 MG CAPLETTopco Associates LLC36800005460$0.7100$0.7284+2.6%Details
12HR NASAL DECONGEST ER 120 MGCardinal Health70000047501$0.0782$0.0896+14.6%Details
24HR ALLERGY(LEVOCETIRZN) 5 MGCardinal Health70000036202$0.0627$0.0541-13.7%Details
4 WAY 1% NASAL SPRAYHaleon US Holdings LLC00067208601$0.0958$0.0812-15.3%Details
24H NASAL ALLERGY 55 MCG SPRAYAmerisourceBergen46122038576$0.2675$0.3094+15.7%Details
INFANT'S GAS RLF 20 MG/0.3 MLAARNA USA Inc.82568001703$0.1942$0.1684-13.3%Details

Why this week matters

Weekly NADAC movement matters because it reveals where pressure is building within the drug market. Small price shifts can signal generic competition, supply disruption, or contract changes. For buyers and reimbursement teams, that can translate into margin pressure, reimbursement recalibration, or a need to revisit suppliers.

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