Molecule intelOpportunity: ModerateEssentialCrowded market

Sodium Bicarbonate

143 brands · 96 companies · product forms

ATC: B05CB04, B05XA02 9 DRAP alerts

Opportunity snapshot

Launch attractiveness
49
Market saturation
98
Price room
100
Regulatory risk
90
143
brands
96
companies
Rs 293.48
median price
76
price points
626.01x
price spread
100
confidence %

Who competes here

Top companies by brand count — fragmented market (no dominant player) · leader share 4%

Price room

Across observed sources and strengths
CheapestRs 17.26
MedianRs 293.48
Most expensiveRs 10,804.9
Spread626.01×
Sources: DRAP-official, DVAGO, Servaid

max/min price ratio 626.01x across 76 trusted points (Rs 17.26-10804.9). NOTE: mixes strengths (graph prices carry no strength), so treat as indicative.

Brands & products on the market

Sample of 12 live products for Sodium Bicarbonate — each links to its own medicine page.

Regulatory alerts

Recall exposureSafety exposurelatest 2026-01-14
Rapid Alert: Drug Product; Falsified Defitelio Infusion identified in the WHO Regions of E
Drug Safety Alert: Risks associated with the use of Valproic Acid in Women and Girls of Ch
Drug Safety Alert: Risk of Anaphylactic Reaction / Anaphylactic Shock with Diclofenac Sodi
Rapid Alert; Drug Product: Falsified Defitelio 80mg/mL Injection identified in Neighboring
Drug Product Recall: Sodium Chloride 0.9% INFUSION (Batch#A060E21) by M/s. Otsuka Pakistan
120. Recall Alert (Class-I) – Drug Products (Human) Substandard by DTL Punjab.

Why this score

Launch attractiveness

40% supply-gap(45) + 25% price-variation(100) + 20% low-competition(2) + 15% supply-disruption(40), damped by confidence(100). Higher = more attractive, less crowded opportunity.

Market saturation

96 canonical companies and 143 brands compete (saturation pegged at 30 companies / 150 brands).

Price room

max/min price ratio 626.01x across 76 trusted points (Rs 17.26-10804.9). NOTE: mixes strengths (graph prices carry no strength), so treat as indicative.

Regulatory risk

9 DRAP alert(s), latest 2026-01-14 incl. recall/safety.

Confidence

Full coverage.

Packaged brief for this moderate opportunity?

Molecule page + company profiles + price-room analysis are the pilot package for pharma teams.

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Molecule intelligence as of 2026-07-30. Brand/company counts from DRAP registry and observed retail sources.

For medicine intelligence and professional reference only. Not medical advice.