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prednisone 5 mg Tablet, 90-count — NDC 50090-5816-6 (Billing 50090-5816-06)

by A-S Medication Solutions · 90 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE

This is a package of 90 tablets of prednisone 5 mg Tablet from A-S Medication Solutions, no longer marketed (first marketed Sep 2021), no longer in the FDA NDC Directory. It is this product's only package size.

NDC 50090-5816-06
🏷️ FDA NDC (as labeled) 50090-5816-6 billing pads the package segment with a zero
Rx only Generic Discontinued Non-controlled ⚠ Discontinued by firm ⇄ Compare with another NDC
🗂️ FDA directory synced Oct 1, 2026 · this listing last changed Oct 8, 2026 · sources: openFDA · FDA label (DailyMed) · FDA Orange & Purple Book · First Databank · CMS NADAC, ASP, Medicare & Medicaid · RxNorm
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NDC database record

One package, one record: these facts belong to NDC 50090-5816-6 alone.

Record
FDA NDC Directory package listing · Human prescription drug
Code segments
50090 labeler · 5816 product · 6 package
Package marketed since
Oct 18, 2021
Sample package
No — commercial package
Listing certified through
Dec 31, 2027
Billing quantity
90 EA per package
Barcode (UPC-A, from the NDC)
3 5009058166 9
FDA record last changed
Oct 8, 2026
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Excluded from the active FDA NDC Directory. The labeler reported this product as discontinued, so it is excluded from the active NDC Directory. The listing was last certified through Feb 2023. A label may still appear on DailyMed, but the NDC is no longer in the current FDA NDC Directory. Search the FDA NDC Directory ↗

Identity & classification

Regulatory identifiers FDA, NLM and CMS codes for this package

FDA NDC (as labeled) 50090-5816-6
Product NDC 50090-5816
11-digit billing NDC 50090581606
NCPDP billing unit EA — each (per item)
Application # ANDA208412
SPL Set ID 0e46ee76-c28b-4c24-83e7-4925a293fa05
Established class (EPC) Corticosteroid
Mechanism of action Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists
DEA schedule Non-controlled
Marketing category ANDA
Marketing status Discontinued
FDA listing status Discontinued by firm (certified through Feb 2023)
Marketing start 2021-09-01
Route ORAL
Dosage form TABLET
Substance PREDNISONE
TE code (Orange Book) AB · RLD · RS

Drug-database identifiers Medi-Span GPI and First Databank GCN / HICL / AHFS classification

GCN Seq No 006753
GCN 27176
HICL code 002879
Ingredient (HICL) Prednisone
HIC1 code P
Therapeutic class — broad (HIC1) Endocrine System
HIC2 code P5
Therapeutic class — intermediate (HIC2) Adrenocortical Hormones
HIC3 code P5A
Therapeutic class — specific (HIC3) Glucocorticoids
AHFS code 68:04.00.00
AHFS class Adrenals
FDB label name PREDNISONE 5 MG TABLET
FDB brand name Prednisone
Legend status F — Federal legend — prescription drug or device
Quick answers
  • GSN (GCN sequence number): 006753
  • GCN: 27176
  • HICL (First Databank): 002879
  • AHFS class code: 68:04.00.00
Why two NDCs? The FDA registers this code as 50090-5816-6 — a 5-4-1 layout, and that's what's printed on the package and shown on DailyMed. For insurance claims, every NDC is standardized to a uniform 11-digit 5-4-2 format by adding a zero to the package segment → 50090-5816-06. Same drug, same package — only the format differs.
Where does this data come from?
Identifiers from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Structured Product Labeling; RxCUI from RxNorm (NLM); GPI from Medi-Span; GCN / HIC / AHFS / legend from First Databank.

Clinical

Label name PREDNISONE 5 MG TABLET Ingredient Prednisone
📗 Our plain-language guide HelloPharmacist
  • It calms inflammation and lowers immune activity. It is used for allergies, arthritis, lupus, skin, gut, lung, eye and blood conditions, and more. Your prescriber chose it for your...
  • Take it with food or milk to protect your stomach. A once-daily dose is usually best in the morning. If you have delayed-release tablets, take them with food and swallow them whole...
  • No, not after long-term use. Your body may need time to restart its own steroid production. Your doctor will lower the dose gradually.
  • Bigger appetite, weight gain, trouble sleeping, mood swings and stomach upset are common. Call your doctor for signs of infection, black stools, severe stomach pain, vision changes...
📖 Read our full Prednisone guide →
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Nutrient depletion considerations

Prednisone may be associated with lower levels of 8 nutrients — worth a chat with your pharmacist, not a cause for alarm.

🧪 Full Prednisone nutrient depletion report →
An association is not a deficiency. Educational only — don't start or stop anything without professional guidance.
Where does this data come from?
Plain-language summary from MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine); supplement & herbal interactions and nutrient depletion data from the Natural Medicines database; our full guide is HelloPharmacist editorial content.

Pricing

A drug doesn't have one price. Each row is a different public payment system, and none is what you'd pay at the counter — that depends on your insurance. The ⓘ on each row explains what it measures.

Price systemPer eachPer package
Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs.
Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data.
Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data.
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No price is published for this exact package yet. CMS surveys NADAC per package size, so a different pack of the same drug often has one.
Where does this data come from?
NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) is the CMS weekly pharmacy-acquisition-cost survey — what pharmacies pay. ASP (Average Sales Price) is the CMS Medicare Part B drug-payment file, published quarterly. Medicaid pays is computed by us from CMS State Drug Utilization Data (total reimbursed ÷ units, trailing 12 months) — gross of rebates and inclusive of dispensing fees, so it reflects what Medicaid paid, not an acquisition cost. Medicare drug plans pay is the median negotiated point-of-sale unit cost across plans listing this NDC in the CMS quarterly Prescription Drug Plan pricing files, before rebates. The VA pays is the federal contract price (FSS, and the statutory Big 4 ceiling where listed) from the VA National Acquisition Center pharmaceutical price file. All are free public government data; each measures a different payer, so the figures are not directly comparable.

Packaging — all sizes for this product

Package NDCDescription Marketing startMarketing endStatus
50090-5816-06 You're viewing this Main listing 90 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE 2021-10-18 — Discontinued by firm

Therapeutic equivalents

ProductLabelerPackNADAC/unitTEStatusPrice vs. this
prednisone 5 mg 60219-1706-01 Amneal 100 tablets $0.037 AB Availability likely —
PredniSONE Tablets, USP, 5 mg 63561-0120-01 Granulation 100 tablets $0.037 AB Availability likely —
Prednisone 5 mg 00378-0640-01 Mylan 100 tablets $0.037 — Availability likely —
prednisone 5 mg 60687-0903-01 American 100 tablets $0.037 AB Availability likely —
PredniSONE 5 mg 00054-9828-25 Hikma 100 tablets $0.037 AB Availability likely —
Prednisone 5 mg 59651-0486-01 Aurobindo 100 tablets $0.037 AB Availability likely —
Prednisone 5 mg 00591-5052-01 Actavis 100 tablets $0.037 AB Availability likely —
Prednisone 5 mg 60687-0122-01 American 100 tablets $0.037 AB Availability likely —
Prednisone 5 mg 62135-0471-18 Chartwell 180 tablets $0.037 — Availability likely —
Prednisone 5 mg 70954-0058-10 ANI 100 tablets $0.037 AB Availability likely —
PredniSONE 5 mg 00054-4728-25 Hikma 100 tablets $0.045 AB FDA listed —
PredniSONE 5 mg 00054-8724-25 Hikma 100 tablets $0.045 AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 00603-5337-15 Par 21 tablets $0.337 AB Availability likely —
prednisone 5 mg 00615-8439-05 NCS 15 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 63187-0020-10 Proficient 10 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 63187-0066-05 Proficient 5 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 63187-0997-05 Proficient 5 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 67544-0399-60 Aphena 90 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 70882-0117-21 Cambridge 21 tablets — AB Discontinued —
Prednisone 5 mg 76420-0067-21 Asclemed 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
prednisone 5 mg 50090-5814-00 A-S 21 tablets — — FDA listed —
PredniSONE 5 mg 50090-6619-00 A-S 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
PredniSONE 5 mg 50090-6621-06 A-S 90 tablets — AB FDA listed —
PredniSONE 5 mg 50090-6623-00 A-S 90 tablets — AB FDA listed —
prednisone 5 mg 80425-0482-01 Advanced 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
prednisone 5 mg 42708-0186-21 QPharma 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 63629-1605-00 Bryant 42 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 80425-0479-01 Advanced 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 87063-0043-01 ASCLEMED 100 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 55154-2146-00 Cardinal 10 tablets — AB FDA listed —
PredniSONE 5 mg 80425-0481-01 Advanced 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
prednisone 5 mg 50090-7505-00 A-S 90 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 61919-0365-21 DIRECT 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
PredniSONE 5 mg 68071-3581-01 NuCare 100 tablets — AB FDA listed —
PredniSONE 5 mg 80425-0480-01 Advanced 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 70518-0305-00 REMEDYREPACK 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 80425-0069-01 Advanced 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 66267-0172-06 NuCare 6 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 68071-3729-01 NuCare 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
prednisone 5 mg 68788-8579-03 Preferred 30 tablets — — FDA listed —
PredniSONE 5 mg 70518-4271-00 REMEDYREPACK 100 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 71335-0508-00 Bryant 42 tablets — AB Discontinued —
PredniSONE Tablets, USP, 5 mg 72789-0474-01 PD-Rx 100 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 80425-0068-01 Advanced 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 50090-3354-00 A-S 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 50090-3361-04 A-S 40 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 50090-7931-00 A-S 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 50090-7933-00 A-S 42 tablets — AB FDA listed —
prednisone 5 mg 51655-0068-21 Northwind 21 tablets — — FDA listed —
prednisone 5 mg 51655-0988-21 Northwind 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
PredniSONE 5 mg 60760-0796-21 St. 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 63629-2261-01 Bryant 21 tablets — AB Discontinued —
prednisone 5 mg 64380-0783-01 Strides 100 tablets — AB FDA listed —
prednisone 5 mg 70518-3539-00 REMEDYREPACK 30 tablets — AB Discontinued —
prednisone 5 mg 71335-2134-00 Bryant 42 tablets — AB FDA listed —
PredniSONE Tablets, USP, 5 mg 71335-2753-00 Bryant 42 tablets — AB FDA listed —
PredniSONE Tablets, USP, 5 mg 71335-3043-01 Bryant 1000 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 71610-0834-30 Aphena 30 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 72162-2149-00 Bryant 1000 tablets — — FDA listed —
PredniSONE Tablets, USP, 5 mg 72162-2484-00 Bryant 1000 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 42708-0136-21 QPharma, 21 tablets — — FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 50090-7124-00 A-S 90 tablets — AB FDA listed —
prednisone 5 mg 50090-7684-00 A-S 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 51407-0921-10 Golden 1000 tablets — — FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 70518-3537-00 REMEDYREPACK 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
PredniSONE Tablets, USP, 5 mg 71335-3042-01 Bryant 100 tablets — AB FDA listed —
PredniSONE Tablets, USP, 5 mg 72789-0498-30 PD-Rx 30 tablets — AB FDA listed —
PredniSONE 5 mg 43063-0968-21 PD-Rx 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 50090-7935-00 A-S 90 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 63629-2264-01 Bryant 100 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 71335-1780-00 Bryant 42 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 80425-0106-01 Advanced 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 10135-0776-01 Marlex 100 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 42708-0114-21 QPharma, 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 50090-0439-00 A-S 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
prednisone 5 mg 50090-7688-00 A-S 90 tablets — AB FDA listed —
prednisone 5 mg 55154-2582-00 Cardinal 10 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 68071-3742-01 NuCare 100 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 82804-0223-10 Proficient 10 tablets — AB FDA listed —
prednisone 5 mg 50090-7686-06 A-S 90 tablets — AB FDA listed —
PredniSONE 5 mg 51655-0355-26 Northwind 90 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 51655-0765-21 Northwind 21 tablets — — FDA listed —
prednisone 5 mg 67046-1642-03 Coupler 30 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 68788-9551-02 Preferred 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 72189-0593-21 Direct_Rx 21 tablets — — FDA listed —
Prednisone 5 mg 72789-0413-21 PD-Rx 21 tablets — AB FDA listed —
prednisone 5 mgthis 50090-5816-06 A-S 90 tablets — AB Discontinued —
About this product: this is a generic version of the medicine. FDA equivalence ratings are shown when available, and other versions are listed above, least expensive first.
Where does this data come from?
Equivalents are other NDCs of the same ingredient, form and route from the openFDA NDC Directory, ranked least-expensive-first by NADAC. Therapeutic-equivalence (AB) ratings come from the FDA Orange Book; biologics use the FDA Purple Book for biosimilar & interchangeable status.

Availability & generic status

🏛️
2021
On the market since
Sep 2021
📍
2026
Currently FDA-listed
5 years listed
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Generic on the market
this product is a generic
✅This is a generic drug

This product is an FDA-approved generic. Other versions of the same drug are listed under Therapeutic equivalents, least expensive first.

Where does this data come from?
Patents and exclusivity from the FDA Orange Book (small-molecule drugs), refreshed from public FDA data. Generic launch timing is an estimate, not a guarantee.

Inactive Ingredients / Excipients

Inactive ingredients, also called excipients, are components of the drug product other than the active ingredient. They may include fillers, dyes, coatings, preservatives, flavors, or other formulation ingredients.

🧪 Avoiding an ingredient? See Prednisone inactive ingredients by manufacturer: every current product's list side by side, so you can ask your pharmacy for the version that does not list it.

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Where does this data come from?
Source: official FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL) via DailyMed and the openFDA label index. Structured IACT rows and label-wide narrative are kept separate; availability and product-level specificity depend on the submitted label.

Inactive ingredient FAQ

Are inactive ingredients the same for every manufacturer?
No. Inactive ingredients can differ by manufacturer, dosage form, strength, and package / product version.
Why might an inactive ingredient be missing?
Some SPLs do not provide a complete structured inactive-ingredient list, and older or unusual labels may only include the information in narrative text.
Can inactive ingredients matter?
Yes. They can matter for allergies, intolerances, dyes, gluten / lactose concerns, preservatives, and formulation differences — but confirm with a pharmacist or the manufacturer when it’s clinically important.

Manufacturer & labeler

LabelerA-S Medication Solutions
Application holderSTRIDES PHARMA GLOBAL PTE LTD
FDA applicationANDA208412 (ANDA)
Labeler code50090
First marketedSep 2021
Product typeHuman Prescription Drug
Portfolio2,813 products on file

More NDCs from A-S Medication Solutions labeler code 50090

The labeler markets the product; the application holder owns the FDA approval. They’re often the same company but can differ (e.g. a repackager or an authorized generic). A mailing address / phone appears here when the manufacturer includes it in the product’s FDA label (not all do).
Where does this data come from?
Labeler, application holder and registered establishment from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Drugs@FDA; address/contact from the product’s FDA label.

Full prescribing information FDA SPL

The complete FDA label for this product — the official prescribing information, verbatim, section by section. Jump with a chip, search within the label, or expand everything.
📄 FDA label
📄 FDA label 19 words ▾

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Medicare Part D spend CMS · PART D · 2026 (Q1)

Medicare Part D (outpatient prescription) spending for Prednisone — the program that covers self-administered drugs. 17 manufacturers.
⚠️ Drug-level data: CMS publishes Part D spending by drug, not by NDC — these figures combine every manufacturer, strength and package size sold under the name Prednisone. That’s a different level of aggregation than the Medicaid card above, which is specific to this exact 11-digit NDC (pack size included), so the two aren’t directly comparable.
Period
Total Part D spend
$16.74M
Claims incl. refills
4.1M
Beneficiaries
3M
Spend / beneficiary
$5.57
Spend / claim
$4.04
Trend by period
💵 About the dollar figures: spending is what Part D plans paid before confidential manufacturer rebates, so the program’s real net cost is lower. A blank patient count means fewer than 11 people — CMS hides counts that small to protect privacy. Source: CMS Medicare Quarterly Part D Spending by Drug (data.cms.gov), updated quarterly.

About this NDC listing & data coverage

Finished prescription product No longer marketed (per FDA listing data)
What data is (and isn’t) available for this NDC — tap to expand
NDC identity (package / product / labeler codes) ✓ Available
Labeler ✓ Available
Product & package description ✓ Available
Marketing category & status ✓ Available
Active ingredient / dosage form / route ✓ Available
FDA label (SPL via DailyMed) ✓ Available
Package photos — Not published for this NDC No photo available yet for this listing.
Inactive ingredients (structured) — Not published for this NDC The labeler did not submit a structured excipient list, or no SPL is available.
NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS) — Not published for this NDC CMS publishes NADAC only for NDCs reported in its retail-pharmacy survey.
Orange Book / therapeutic-equivalence data ✓ Available
HCPCS J-code billing crosswalk — Not published for this NDC Most self-administered / retail products have no J-code — that is normal.
Medicaid utilization (CMS SDUD) — Not published for this NDC CMS reports utilization only for NDCs with Medicaid claims above its privacy threshold.
“Not published” reflects what the public FDA / CMS / NLM sources provide for this exact package code — it is a property of the data feeds, not a judgment about the product.

Questions about this listing

Why is there no price listed?
The pricing shown on our NDC pages comes from CMS NADAC, a voluntary survey of retail community pharmacy invoices. CMS does not publish a NADAC for every NDC — packages outside the retail survey (institutional and hospital products, bulk packages, discontinued items, and many OTC items) may never receive one. A missing price reflects the survey's scope, not this product's actual cost, and does not mean the product is free or unavailable.
What does the discontinued status mean for this NDC?
The labeler reported a marketing end date (or the listing was delisted), so this specific package is no longer actively marketed. Remaining stock may still be dispensed for a time, and the NDC stays valid for historical records and claims — but data feeds (pricing, labeling) typically stop updating for it. Other package sizes or other manufacturers' versions of the same medication may still be marketed — see the equivalents section where available.
Is the NDC printed on the package the same as the 11-digit billing NDC?
Yes, they identify this exact package in different formats. The form printed on the packaging and shown on DailyMed is the one the FDA registered. Insurance claims use a fixed 11-digit 5-4-2 format, so the short segment is padded with a leading zero and the dashes are dropped. The Identity section at the top of this page lists each form of this code.
Who lists this product with the FDA?
A-S Medication Solutions is the labeler of record for this NDC — the company under whose FDA-assigned code the package is listed. The labeler may be the manufacturer itself or a distributor marketing the product under its own code.
Do I need a prescription for this product?
This NDC is listed with FDA as a prescription product, so it is dispensed under a prescriber's order. Your pharmacist can tell you whether any over-the-counter forms of the same medication exist.
This page identifies an FDA-listed package (the NDC) and reports public regulatory and pricing data about the listing. It is reference information, not a medical recommendation — talk to your pharmacist or prescriber about your own medication.
Where does this data come from?
Listing facts (marketing category, packager status, marketing dates) from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory; label availability from DailyMed; pricing coverage from CMS NADAC; equivalence scope from the FDA Orange Book.
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For educational and professional reference only — not medical advice. Pricing reflects published NADAC and CMS ASP (free public data) and may differ from your acquisition cost; always verify before billing or dispensing.