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Cefadroxil

Cefadroxil kills bacteria by disrupting cell wall synthesis, used for a range of infections.

First FDA approval2007-01-25
Generic availableNo (brand-only)
Shortage statusNone
340B exposureunknown
Last updated
NADAC: weekly (every Wed)Part D Formulary: quarterlyPart D Spend: annual (CY24)Orange Book: weeklyShortages: daily
At a glance · the numbers a plan sponsor wants on screen one

$11.3M in CY2024 Part D spend836K claims · 656K beneficiaries · 329 plans surveyed

Lowest NADAC
$0.193/unit
20 NDCs benchmarked, lowest of all strengths.
Average NADAC
$0.253
Across all dosage forms in distribution.
Highest NADAC
$0.286
Range is tight.
Plans with PA
0 / 329
Zero PA friction — switching is purely formulary.

Questions a plan sponsor actually asks.

FAQPage schema8 entries indexed · 4 visible
What is Cefadroxil used for?

Cefadroxil kills bacteria by disrupting cell wall synthesis, used for a range of infections.

Is there a generic for Cefadroxil?

No. Cefadroxil is brand-only with no generic equivalents currently in market.

How much does my plan pay for Cefadroxil?

Across 329 Part D plans, Cefadroxil averages $0.253/unit (NADAC). Lowest available: $0.193/unit. Highest in distribution: $0.286/unit.

Is Cefadroxil on the FDA shortage list?

No. Cefadroxil is not currently on the FDA Drug Shortage Database.

4 additional drug-specific questions are indexed in the page's FAQPage schema for search engines and LLM crawlers, beyond what renders visually above. View page source for the complete JSON-LD.

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Cefazolin
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$0.987Lowest NADAC
5Generic mfrs
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03
Cefdinir
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$0.104Lowest NADAC
6Generic mfrs
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04
Cefepime
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$3.73Lowest NADAC
5Generic mfrs
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05
Cefixime
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$2.25Lowest NADAC
5Generic mfrs
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Cefotetan
Brand: Cefotan
Lowest NADAC
0Generic mfrs
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Sources · every number above traces back.

Last refresh30 May 2026

Drug identity, dosage forms, brand names: openFDA NDC Directory · First approval, ANDA history: FDA Orange Book · NADAC unit costs: CMS NADAC weekly file (20 NDCs benchmarked) · Formulary tier and PA placement: CMS Part D Formulary file (329 plans) · Annualized spend, claims, beneficiaries: CMS Part D Spending Dashboard (CY2024) · Shortage status: FDA Drug Shortage Database · 340B exposure: HRSA OPAIS. Methodology and reproducibility notes on /methodology.