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Isotretinoin 20 mg Capsule, 30-count — NDC 84386-0009-03 package photo

Isotretinoin 20 mg Capsule, 30-count

by Aurobindo Pharma Limited · 3 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (84386-009-03) / 10 CAPSULE in 1 BLISTER PACK
NDC 84386-0009-03
🏷️ FDA NDC (as labeled) 84386-009-03 billing pads the product segment with a zero
Rx only Generic On market Non-controlled
🗂️ Data synced Sep 17, 2026 · sources: openFDA · FDA label (DailyMed) · FDA Orange & Purple Book · First Databank · CMS NADAC, ASP, Medicare & Medicaid · RxNorm
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⚠️
Other active recalls for Isotretinoin (different manufacturers) — 5 · tap to view
These affect other manufacturers’ products for the same ingredient — not necessarily the exact NDC on this page.
Class II · Apr 6, 2026 — Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of specification for specific impurity Tretinoin (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc) · FDA recall D-0521-2026
Class II · Feb 24, 2026 — Failed Dissolution Specifications (MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC) · FDA recall D-0399-2026
Class II · Jan 12, 2026 — Superpotent and Subpotent (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc) · FDA recall D-0446-2026
Class II · Jan 12, 2026 — Superpotent and Subpotent (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc) · FDA recall D-0445-2026
Class II · Mar 28, 2024 — Superpotent Drug: The 3-month stability result for assay was found to be above specification limit (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc) · FDA recall D-0439-2024
Each entry is an official FDA enforcement report — look up any recall number in the FDA recall database ↗

🆔 Identity & classification

FDA NDC (as labeled) 84386-009-03
Product NDC 84386-009
11-digit billing NDC 84386000903
Application # ANDA220336
SPL Set ID 189c014a-1d66-4ba9-ae47-9ed6138ca82b
Established class (EPC) Retinoid
Chemical class Retinoids
DEA schedule Non-controlled
Marketing category ANDA
Marketing status On market
FDA listing status Listed (active directory)
Marketing start 2026-09-10
Route ORAL
Dosage form CAPSULE
Substance ISOTRETINOIN
Why two NDCs? The FDA registers this code as 84386-009-03 — a 5-3-2 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 product segment → 84386-0009-03. 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.

🏭 Manufacturer & labeler

LabelerAurobindo Pharma Limited
FDA applicationANDA220336 (ANDA)
Labeler code84386
First marketedSep 2026
Product typeHuman Prescription Drug
Portfolio1,452 products on file
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.

🩺 Clinical

📗 Our plain-language guide HelloPharmacist
  • Isotretinoin is one of the most tightly controlled medications in the U.S. because it causes extremely severe birth defects — even a single short exposure during pregnancy can be d...
  • Why do I have to go through so many steps just to get this prescription?
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  • Do I really need to take this with food every time?
📖 Read our full Isotretinoin guide →
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Nutrient depletion considerations

Isotretinoin may be associated with lower levels of 4 nutrients — worth a chat with your pharmacist, not a cause for alarm.

🧪 Full Isotretinoin 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.

💊 What it looks like

Color Brown / Orange
ShapeCapsule
ImprintISN;40
Size19 mm
ScoringNot scored
One label can cover several strengths, so colors may be combined — always confirm a loose pill against the dispensed prescription label or a pharmacist.
Where does this data come from?
Physical description (imprint, shape, color, scoring, coating) from this product’s FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL), mirrored from DailyMed / openFDA.

🧪 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.

💡 Tap an ingredient (hover on desktop) to see what it is and why it’s used.

  • UNII REK4960K2U
    Butylated hydroxyanisole is a synthetic preservative that prevents oils and fats in medicines from spoiling or becoming rancid. It keeps the medicine stable and extends its shelf life.
  • UNII H77VEI93A8
    A synthetic yellow dye used to color medications. It helps identify the drug and make it visually distinctive, with no effect on how the medicine works.
  • UNII 1K09F3G675
    Ferric oxide red is an inorganic iron compound used as a colorant in medicines. It gives tablets, capsules, or other dosage forms a red or reddish tint for identification and appearance.
  • UNII XM0M87F357
    A dark iron oxide compound that gives medicines their black or dark color. It's used as a colorant in tablets and capsules to help identify the product and make it visually distinctive.
  • UNII 2G86QN327L
    Gelatin is a protein derived from animal collagen, commonly used in medicines as a gelling agent and capsule material. It helps create soft or hard capsule shells that hold and release medication, and can also thicken liquid formulations.
  • UNII Z82Y2C65EA
    Hydrogenated cottonseed oil is a solid fat made by adding hydrogen to cottonseed oil. It's used in medicines as a binder and lubricant to help hold ingredients together and make tablets easier to compress and release.
  • UNII A2M91M918C
    A plant-based oil derived from soybeans that has been chemically hardened to make it solid or semi-solid at room temperature. It acts as a binder, filler, and lubricant to help hold the tablet together and allow it to move smoothly during manufacturing and packaging.
  • UNII 6OZP39ZG8H
    Polysorbate 80 is a synthetic emulsifier derived from sorbitol and oleic acid. It helps mix oil and water-based ingredients together in medications and improves how the product disperses in the body.
  • UNII WZH3C48M4T
    Potassium hydroxide is a strong alkaline chemical used in medicines to adjust and maintain the pH level of liquid formulations, helping keep the product stable and the active ingredients effective.
  • UNII 6DC9Q167V3
    Propylene glycol is a clear liquid derived from petroleum or vegetable sources. It acts as a solvent, humectant, and preservative in medicines, helping dissolve active ingredients and maintain product stability.
  • UNII 46N107B71O
    Shellac is a natural resin secreted by the lac beetle. It's used as a coating on tablets and capsules to control how quickly the medicine dissolves and to improve appearance and stability.
  • UNII 241ATL177A
    Soybean oil is a natural plant oil derived from soybean seeds. It's used in medicines as a solvent and carrier to help dissolve or suspend active ingredients and improve how the body absorbs them.
  • UNII 15FIX9V2JP
    Titanium dioxide is a bright white mineral powder commonly used as a colorant and opacifying agent. It makes pills and tablets white or lighter in color and helps make coatings non-transparent.
  • UNII 7G1J5DA97F
    White wax is a refined, bleached plant-based or mineral wax that serves as a coating and hardening agent in medicines. It helps control how fast the drug dissolves and improves the product's texture and appearance.

14 inactive ingredients listed in the exact product block matched to this NDC.

Where does this data come from?
Data sourced from official FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL) via DailyMed — ingredient classCode="IACT" elements from the exact product block matched by this NDC. Label-section narrative from DailyMed / the openFDA label index is shown separately when available.

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.

💲 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.

🔁 Therapeutic equivalents

ProductLabelerPackNADAC/unitTEStatusPrice vs. this
Claravis 20 mg 00555-1055-56 Teva 10 capsules $1.861 AB1 Availability likely —
Isotretinoin 20 mg 69238-1175-03 Amneal 10 capsules $1.861 AB1 Availability likely —
Isotretinoin 20 mg 00832-8302-30 Upsher-Smith 10 capsules $1.861 AB1 Availability likely —
Zenatane 20 mg 55111-0136-81 Dr. 10 capsules $1.861 AB1 Availability likely —
Zenatane 20 mg 68001-0653-17 BluePoint 10 capsules $1.861 AB1 Availability likely —
Isotretinoin 20 mg 68308-0782-30 Mayne 10 capsules $1.861 AB1 Availability likely —
Amnesteem 20 mg 00378-6612-93 Mylan 30 capsules $1.861 AB1 Availability likely —
Isotretinoin 20 mg 68308-0571-30 Mayne 10 capsules $4.942 AB2 Availability likely —
Isotretinoin 20 mg 57664-0021-97 Sun 30 capsules $4.942 AB2 Availability likely —
Isotretinoin 20 mg 59651-0632-03 Aurobindo 30 capsules $4.942 AB2 Availability likely —
Isotretinoin 20 mg 70710-1575-08 Zydus 30 capsules $4.942 AB2 Availability likely —
Isotretinoin 20 mg 00591-2434-15 Actavis 30 capsules $4.942 AB2 Availability likely —
Isotretinoin 20 mg 00245-0571-01 Upsher-Smith 10 capsules $4.942 AB2 Availability likely —
Absorica 20 mg 10631-0116-31 Sun 30 capsules $35.744 AB2 Availability likely —
Isotretinoin 20 mg 70710-1023-04 Zydus 100 capsules — AB1 FDA listed —
Isotretinoin 20 mg 70771-1558-04 Zydus 100 capsules — AB1 FDA listed —
Accutane 20 mg 72143-0252-30 JG 10 capsules — AB1 FDA listed —
Isotretinoin 20 mg 70771-1663-08 Zydus 30 capsules — AB2 FDA listed —
Isotretinoin 20 mg 69238-1255-03 Amneal 30 capsules — — FDA listed —
Isotretinoin 20 mgthis 84386-0009-03 Aurobindo 30 capsules — — FDA listed —
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

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2026
On the market since
Sep 2026
📍
2026
Currently FDA-listed
listed with the FDA
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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.

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

Medicare Part D (outpatient prescription) spending for Isotretinoin — the program that covers self-administered drugs. 7 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 Isotretinoin. 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
$626.8K
Claims incl. refills
2.6K
Beneficiaries
1.7K
Spend / beneficiary
$365.92
Spend / claim
$238.25
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.

🔬 Reported adverse events (FAERS)

Read carefully: FAERS reports are voluntary and unverified. Counts are not incidence, do not establish causation, are subject to reporting bias, and cannot be used to compare one drug to another. Shown for signal context only. Reports for Isotretinoin — the ingredient across all brands.

Top reported reactions

Depression5,609
Inflammatory Bowel Disease5,250
Colitis Ulcerative3,800
Dry Skin2,326
Pregnancy2,080
Suicidal Ideation2,076
Irritable Bowel Syndrome2,013

Age at onset

Neonate63
Infant37
Child117
Adolescent2,771
Adult5,688
Elderly117

Reporter sex

46,523 reports
Male · 36%
Female · 63%
Unknown · 1%
Reports over time (by year) — tap or hover for the count & year
2020 2022 2024 2026 4,050 1,618
Most recent year is provisional (FAERS lags ~3 months).
Where does this data come from?
Adverse-event reports from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA. FAERS reports are voluntary and unverified — counts are not incidence and don’t establish causation.

📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product

Package NDCDescription Marketing startStatus
84386-0009-03 You're viewing this 3 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (84386-009-03) / 10 CAPSULE in 1 BLISTER PACK 2026-09-10 Active

🧭 About this NDC listing & data coverage

Finished prescription product
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 ✓ Available
Inactive ingredients (structured) ✓ 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 — Not published for this NDC Applies only to products approved under an NDA/ANDA; many listings are out of scope.
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.
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 FDA registers it as 84386-009-03, which is what is printed on the packaging and shown on DailyMed. Insurance claims use a fixed 11-digit 5-4-2 format, so the short segment is padded with a leading zero: 84386-0009-03, written without dashes as 84386000903. The Identity section at the top of this page lists every form of this code.
What do the three segments of this NDC mean?
In 84386-0009-03, the first segment (84386) is the labeler code FDA assigned to Aurobindo Pharma Limited; the middle segment (0009) identifies this specific product — its ingredient, strength, and dosage form; and the last segment (03) identifies this exact package size and type. Together they name one specific package of one specific product.
Is this package still being marketed?
Yes, per the latest FDA NDC Directory data on this page: this package is listed as actively marketed, with no marketing end date reported by Aurobindo Pharma Limited. Listing status can change — the directory data on this page refreshes weekly.
Who lists this product with the FDA?
Aurobindo Pharma Limited 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.

📄 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 ▾

No FDA label is on file for this product yet. Labels load from openFDA / DailyMed and refresh weekly.

Source: FDA Structured Product Labeling, mirrored from DailyMed / openFDA. Prefer the government’s original formatting? View this label on DailyMed ↗
← 84385-0104-01 · Harbin 84386-0010-03 · Aurobindo →
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.