Quick answers
- What is Oxazepam used for?
- The FDA-approved label (Oxazepam, Leading Pharma, LLC, July 11, 2025) says: “INDICATIONS Oxazepam capsules are indicated for the management of anxiety disorders or for the short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety. Anxiety or tension associated with the stress of everyday life usually does not require treatment with an anxiolytic. Anxiety associated with depression is also responsive to oxazepam therapy. …” This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
- Does Oxazepam have a boxed warning?
- Yes. The FDA label for Oxazepam has a boxed warning, the FDA’s strongest warning. Read it on the full label and ask your pharmacist.
- Is there a shortage of Oxazepam?
- No current shortage is listed by the FDA for the products of this medicine (FDA data from October 30, 2026).
- Has Oxazepam been recalled?
- No recall linked to the products of this medicine appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
- Who makes Oxazepam?
- 6 companies list prescription products of Oxazepam in the FDA NDC Directory, including Epic Pharma, LLC, American Health Packaging and TruPharma, LLC.
What Oxazepam is used for
Quoted from the “Indications and Usage” section of the FDA-approved label.
INDICATIONS Oxazepam capsules are indicated for the management of anxiety disorders or for the short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety. Anxiety or tension associated with the stress of everyday life usually does not require treatment with an anxiolytic. Anxiety associated with depression is also responsive to oxazepam therapy. …
— FDA label: Oxazepam, Leading Pharma, LLC, effective July 11, 2025. Read the full label on DailyMed →
The FDA has 5 labels for products of this medicine (different makers and forms); uses can differ between them. Check the label that comes with your own medicine.
This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
Boxed warning
A boxed warning (“black box”) is the FDA’s strongest warning on a drug label, for serious or life-threatening risks.
This label has a boxed warning. Read it on the full label →
5 of 5 FDA labels for this medicine have a boxed warning.
Forms and how it is given
| Dosage forms | Capsule · Capsule, gelatin coated |
|---|---|
| Route | Oral |
| Prescription products | 16 in the FDA NDC Directory |
What pharmacies pay (NADAC)
The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) is the average price U.S. retail pharmacies paid to buy one unit of a medicine (one tablet, one mL or one gram), from a monthly survey of pharmacy invoices by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). State Medicaid programs use it to pay pharmacies.
This is not the price you pay. What you pay depends on your insurance (copay or coinsurance), your pharmacy and any discounts, and pharmacies also charge for filling a prescription. Ask your pharmacist or your health plan what your price will be.
| Strength and form | Generic or brand | Pharmacies pay |
|---|---|---|
| oxazepam 10 mg capsule | Generic | $0.7219 per capsule |
| oxazepam 10 mg capsule, gelatin coated | Generic | $0.7219 per capsule |
| oxazepam 15 mg capsule | Generic | $0.8346 per capsule |
| oxazepam 15 mg capsule, gelatin coated | Generic | $0.8346 per capsule |
| oxazepam 30 mg capsule | Generic | $1.44 per capsule |
| oxazepam 30 mg capsule, gelatin coated | Generic | $1.44 per capsule |
NADAC list of November 4, 2026; these prices took effect on October 21, 2026. Shown only where a package’s NDC code matches the NADAC list exactly, and only for that exact strength and form: nothing is averaged across strengths. Strengths and forms not listed here have no NADAC price.
Source: NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026, data.medicaid.gov (CMS) →
Companies that list this medicine
Labelers in the FDA NDC Directory: the company named on the package (maker or distributor), with the number of prescription products.
- Epic Pharma, LLC3 products
- American Health Packaging3 products
- TruPharma, LLC3 products
- Actavis Pharma, Inc.3 products
- Leading Pharma, LLC3 products
- Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC1 product
FDA approval history
- ANDA: Abbreviated New Drug Application: how a generic version is approved.
Generic approvals (4)
- ANDA071026Tp Anda Holdings · August 10, 1987
- ANDA072253Actavis Elizabeth · April 14, 1988
- ANDA071756Epic Pharma LLC · April 19, 1988
- ANDA218261Leading · March 3, 2025
Shortage status
The FDA drug shortage list does not show these products.
Recalls
No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Official identifiers
| RxCUI (RxNorm) | 198057, 198059, 312134 |
|---|---|
| SPL set ID of the quoted label | 67f821fa-5663-4d69-82c9-5ee13a09f324 |
| FDA labels (SPL) | 5 |
| FDA applications | 4 ANDA |
| Active ingredients (FDA) | OXAZEPAM |
Sources
- FDA-approved label on DailyMed (National Library of Medicine) — Oxazepam, Leading Pharma, LLC, effective July 11, 2025; via openFDA, FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug shortages (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
openFDA data is provided by the FDA as is; it may be incomplete. Always rely on the label that comes with your medicine. FDA Enforcement Report search →