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Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium

Brands: Cvs Lubricant Eye Drops · Discount Drug Mart Lubricant Eye Drops · Equate Lubricant Eye Drops · Equate Lubricant Eye Drops Preservative-Free +32 · Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium

30 ACTIVE SUPPLIERS — US
openFDA · updated weekly
US45 NDCs
30 active makers
UKComing
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CAComing
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AUComing
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EUComing
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ATC
RxCUI (US)2062
US makers31 labelers
Packages68
DEA / ScheduleNone

US acquisition costNADAC · per unit

Average across 19 priced NDCs. A benchmark of pharmacy acquisition cost — not a retail quote.

$0.083$0.165$0.248$0.331Jul 2025Mar 2026Jul 2026
$0.282
Latest avg · Jul 22, 2026
+105%
Since Jul 23, 2025
30
Active US suppliers
27%
Top-2 supplier share*

Medicaid dispensing volumeSDUD · per quarter

Prescriptions dispensed under Medicaid (fee-for-service + managed care), summed nationally. The closest free proxy to sales volume — Medicaid only, not all-payer.

161K322K483K643K2025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q1
539K
Rx · 2026 Q1
9.7M
Units dispensed
+15%
Rx vs. year ago
5
Quarters · since 2025 Q1

Who makes it30 active · 1 exited

US labelers as registered with FDA. Repackagers relabel another company's product; share* is of listed packages, not sales.

LabelerTypePackagesStatus
MEDTECH PRODUCTS INCunknown9SUPPLYING
Allergan, Inc.unknown9SUPPLYING
Rugby Laboratoriesunknown6SUPPLYING
AvPAKunknown5SUPPLYING
WALGREEN COMPANYunknown4SUPPLYING
Walmart, Inc.unknown3SUPPLYING
KC Pharmaceuticals, Incunknown2SUPPLYING
Hanlimunknown2SUPPLYING
Meijer Distribution, Incunknown2SUPPLYING
Cardinal Healthunknown2SUPPLYING
LEADER/ CARDINAL HEALTH 110, INC.unknown2SUPPLYING
TARGET CORPORATIONunknown2SUPPLYING
United Exchange Corp.unknown1SUPPLYING
Navajo Manufacturing Company Inc.unknown1SUPPLYING
Rain Eye Drops, LLCunknown1SUPPLYING

+ 16 more labelers

Regulatory & supply eventsFDA · US

Shortages, recalls, and registration changes attached to this drug concept.

  • Apr 23, 2025
    RECALLRecall (Class II): Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium Ophthalmic Solution 0.5%, Carboxymethlycellulose Sodium 0.5% Eye Lubricant, Lubricating E…

    cGMP deviations and lack of assurance of sterility. — Recalling firm: BRS Analytical Services, LLC — Nationwide in the USA

  • Dec 18, 2024
    RECALLRecall (Class III): Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium Ophthalmic Solution 0.5% Moisturizing Lubricant Eye Drops, 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL) bottles, Dis…

    LABELING: LABEL MIX-UP — Recalling firm: AvKARE — Nationwide within the United States

  • Nov 13, 2023
    RECALLRecall (Class I): Leader brand Lubricant Eye Drops (Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium 0.5%), packaged in a) 0.5 FL OZ (15mL) bottles (Single …

    Non-Sterility — Recalling firm: Kilitch Healthcare India Limited — Nationwide within the United States

  • Oct 31, 2023
    RECALLRecall (Class I): LEADER brand Lubricant Eye Drops (Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium, 0.5%); 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL) dropper bottles, Sterile, Dis…

    Non-Sterility: FDA found insanitary conditions and positive bacterial test results from environmental sampling at the manufacturing facility. — Recalling firm: Cardinal Health Inc. — Nationwide in the USA

  • Oct 31, 2023
    RECALLRecall (Class I): LEADER brand Lubricant Eye Drops (Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium, 0.5%); 2 bottles, 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL) dropper bottles, S…

    Non-Sterility: FDA found insanitary conditions and positive bacterial test results from environmental sampling at the manufacturing facility. — Recalling firm: Cardinal Health Inc. — Nationwide in the USA