Live data · NADAC + Part D CY24 · reviewed daily

Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)

First FDA approval1972-01-01
Generic availableYes · 8 mfrs
Shortage statusActive shortage
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

$28.7M in CY2024 Part D spend1.2M claims · 345K beneficiaries · 329 plans surveyed

Lowest NADAC
$0.169/unit
20 NDCs benchmarked, lowest of all strengths.
Average NADAC
$0.492
Across all dosage forms in distribution.
Highest NADAC
$2.57
Wide spread — brand-strength NDCs still in market.
Plans with PA
164 / 329
Limited PA friction.

Questions a plan sponsor actually asks.

FAQPage schema10 entries indexed · 4 visible
What is Hydromorphone used for?

Hydromorphone is tracked in Medicare Part D. Specific indication information is not available in our current dataset.

Sources: CMS Part D Spending CY24 · CMS NADAC weekly · FDA Orange Book
Is there a generic for Hydromorphone?

Yes. 32 ANDAs filed at FDA, 8 generic manufacturers currently shipping.

Sources: CMS Part D Spending CY24 · CMS NADAC weekly · FDA Orange Book
How much does my plan pay for Hydromorphone?

Across 329 Part D plans, Hydromorphone averages $0.492/unit (NADAC). Lowest available: $0.169/unit. Highest in distribution: $2.57/unit.

Sources: CMS Part D Spending CY24 · CMS NADAC weekly · FDA Orange Book
Is Hydromorphone on the FDA shortage list?

Yes. Hydromorphone is currently listed as an active FDA shortage.

Sources: CMS Part D Spending CY24 · CMS NADAC weekly · FDA Orange Book

6 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.

Related questions.

Q&A librarySourced · reviewed quarterly
pricingWhat is NADAC?pricingIs NADAC the same as my PBM cost?pricingWhat is spread pricing?pricingWhat is a NADAC pass-through PBM contract?pricingWhat's the difference between AWP, MAC, and NADAC?pricingWhat is a dispensing fee in a PBM contract?
Browse all canonical questions →

Sources · every number above traces back.

Last refresh15 Oct 2026

Drug identity, dosage forms, brand names: openFDA NDC Directory · First approval, ANDA history: FDA Orange Book (10 approvals on file) · 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.