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Sodium Bicarbonate

Sodium Bicarbonate

17 ACTIVE SUPPLIERS — US
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US34 NDCs
17 active makers
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CAComing
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ATC
RxCUI (US)
US makers17 labelers
Packages41
DEA / ScheduleNone

US acquisition costNADAC · per unit

Average across 8 priced NDCs. A benchmark of pharmacy acquisition cost — not a retail quote.

$0.049$0.099$0.148$0.198Nov 2025May 2026Jul 2026
$0.154
Latest avg · Jul 22, 2026
-11%
Since Nov 19, 2025
17
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.

6.5K13K19K26K2025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q1
19K
Rx · 2026 Q1
3.0M
Units dispensed
-17%
Rx vs. year ago
5
Quarters · since 2025 Q1

Who makes it17 active · 0 exited

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

LabelerTypePackagesStatus
Exela Pharma Sciences, LLCunknown6SUPPLYING
Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLCunknown5SUPPLYING
Hospira, Inc.unknown5SUPPLYING
HF Acquisition Co LLC, DBA HealthFirstunknown5SUPPLYING
Bryant Ranch Prepackrepackager2SUPPLYING
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLCunknown2SUPPLYING
Omnivium Pharmaceuticals LLCunknown2SUPPLYING
Anthea Pharma Private Limitedunknown2SUPPLYING
A-S Medication Solutionsunknown2SUPPLYING
Henry Schein Inc.unknown2SUPPLYING
Amneal Pharmaceuticals Private Limitedunknown2SUPPLYING
STERISCIENCE SPECIALTIES PRIVATE LIMITEDunknown1SUPPLYING
Long Grove Pharmaceuticals, LLCunknown1SUPPLYING
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USAunknown1SUPPLYING
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.unknown1SUPPLYING

+ 2 more labelers

Regulatory & supply eventsFDA · US

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

  • Aug 4, 2025
    RECALLRecall (Class II): Vial Label: 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 50mEq/50 mL (1 mEq/mL), Rx only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 600…

    Lack of Assurance of Sterility. — Recalling firm: PFIZER INC — U.S. Nationwide

  • Jul 30, 2025
    RECALLRecall (Class II): 4.2% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 5 mEq/10 mL (0.5 mEq/mL), For Intravenous Use Only, 10 mL Single Dose Vial, Rx …

    Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: out of specification results for arsenic in the impurities tested. — Recalling firm: Exela Pharma Sciences LLC — Nationwide in the USA

  • Mar 7, 2025
    RECALLRecall (Class II): 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 50 mEq/50 mL (1 mEq/mL), 25 x 50 mL Single Dose Vials per carton, For Intraveno…

    Lack of Assurance of Sterility — Recalling firm: Exela Pharma Sciences LLC — Nationwide

  • Dec 21, 2023
    RECALLRecall (Class I): 8.4 % Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP 50 mEq/50 mL (1 mEq/mL), Lifeshield, Glass ABBOJECT Unit of Use Syringe, Rx Onl…

    Presence of Particulate Matter; identified as glass — Recalling firm: Pfizer Inc. — Nationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico.

  • Oct 18, 2023
    RECALLRecall (Class I): 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP, 50 mEq/50 mL (1mEq/mL), a) 20x50 mL Single Dose Vials (Vial NDC 51754-5001-1; C…

    Presence of Particulate Matter: Silicone — Recalling firm: Exela Pharma Sciences LLC — Nationwide

  • Nov 28, 2022
    RECALLRecall (Class I): 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP 50 mEq/50 mL (1 mEq/mL) 50 mL Single Dose Vials, packaged in cartons of 20 vials…

    Defective Container: Complaints received of vial breakage and glass flying when pressurized while preparing the product for administration. — Recalling firm: Exela Pharma Sciences LLC — Nationwide within the United States

  • Oct 4, 2022
    RECALLRecall (Class I): 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP 50 mEq/50 mL (1 mEq/mL) 50 mL Single Dose Vials, packaged in cartons of 20 vials…

    Defective Container: Complaints received of vial breakage and glass flying when pressurized while preparing the product for administration — Recalling firm: Exela Pharma Sciences LLC — Nationwide within the United States

  • Jul 24, 2017
    SHORTAGEDrug shortage: Sodium Bicarbonate Injection (Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC)

    Sodium Bicarbonate Injection — reported in shortage by Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC. Therapeutic category: Endocrinology/Metabolism, Gastroenterology, Pediatric.

  • Jul 24, 2017
    SHORTAGEDrug shortage: Sodium Bicarbonate Injection (Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC)

    Sodium Bicarbonate Injection — reported in shortage by Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC. Therapeutic category: Endocrinology/Metabolism, Gastroenterology, Pediatric.

  • Mar 1, 2017
    SHORTAGEDrug shortage: Sodium Bicarbonate Injection (Long Grove Pharmaceuticals LLC)

    Sodium Bicarbonate Injection — reported in shortage by Long Grove Pharmaceuticals LLC. Therapeutic category: Endocrinology/Metabolism, Gastroenterology, Pediatric.

  • Mar 1, 2017
    SHORTAGEDrug shortage: Sodium Bicarbonate Injection (Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company)

    Sodium Bicarbonate Injection — reported in shortage by Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer Company. Therapeutic category: Endocrinology/Metabolism, Gastroenterology, Pediatric.