ACTONEL 35 MG TABLET
FDA nonproprietary name: risedronate sodium
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$2,455.67 filed
30 × $81.8555 per EA
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-01-21 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare Part D paid
$5,137.44 filed
30 × $171.24788 per EA, Part D average
Medicare's price is not your price.
Medicare Part D · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv · eff. 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · as of 2026-06-25 · retrieved 2026-10-18
The spread
2.1× estimated
Medicare paid 2.1× what pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Actonel” / “Risedronate Sodium” into one figure, so it is not specific to this NDC.
OpenBill calculation · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv + nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-01-21 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17) · Part D 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 (file of 2026-06-25, retrieved 2026-10-18)
Cost-plus estimate
$2,829.02 estimated
$2,455.67 + $368.35 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $2,829.02
This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. How it is worked out
OpenBill calculation · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-01-21 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)
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What it is
ACTONEL 35 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as risedronate sodium, under the trade name “Actonel”.
FDA gives its dosage form as tablet, film coated and its route as oral.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Allergan, Inc.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Bisphosphonate.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 00430-0472-03.
NADAC classes it as a brand-name drug (rate-setting class B), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.
What pharmacies pay
Pharmacies pay $2,455.67 for 30 tablets (30 × $81.8555 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-01-21. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.
NADAC’s explanation code for it: 4, carried forward from the previous file.
This NDC’s NADAC was carried forward from an earlier file (NADAC explanation code 2 or 4), not newly surveyed: it took effect on 2026-01-21. The file is new; the price is not.
NADAC also lists, on the row of one brand NDC, what pharmacies pay for the generic equivalent, a different product: $1.59807 per EA filed.
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
What NADAC measures · Why 30 tablets · NADAC explanation codes · Carried-forward prices
The NDC
- 00430-0472-03 · Allergan, Inc. · $81.8555 per EA · eff. 2026-01-21 filed carried forward
Other strengths, forms and brands
6 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name risedronate sodium with ACTONEL 35 MG TABLET.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| ACTONEL 35 MG TABLET this page | $81.8555 per EA filed | $171.24788 per EA filed |
| ATELVIA DR 35 MG TABLET | $63.80786 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| RISEDRONATE SOD DR 35 MG TAB | $30.67721 per EA filed | $27.83647 per EA filed |
| RISEDRONATE SODIUM 5 MG TABLET | $1.51515 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| RISEDRONATE SODIUM 35 MG TAB | $1.59807 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| RISEDRONATE SODIUM 35 MG TABLET | $1.59807 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| RISEDRONATE SODIUM 150 MG TAB | $12.90725 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
Part D is one average per brand and generic name, over every strength and form.
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-01-21, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare Part D · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv · eff. 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · as of 2026-06-25 · retrieved 2026-10-18
Compared with its class
Its NADAC price is $81.8555 per EA filed.
Of the 14 other products in FDA’s Bisphosphonate class priced per EA, 0 have a higher middle NADAC price and 14 a lower one. The one in the middle is IBANDRONATE SODIUM 150 MG TAB, at $2.67507 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).
Prices are compared per unit, whatever the strength or dose, and a class is not a list of substitutes.
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-01-21, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
What Medicare paid
Medicare Part D paid $5,137.44 for 30 tablets, at an average of $171.24788 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Actonel” and “Risedronate Sodium”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 1,426 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.
Medicare's price is not your price.
What Part D spending measures · Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How the spread is worked out
What to ask at the counter
None of these figures is your price: what you pay depends on your pharmacy, your insurance, coupons and discounts.
- What is your cash price for 30 tablets? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- If you have Medicare Part D: what is my plan’s copay or coinsurance for it? The Part D average on this page is not what you pay.
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.
Questions
- Why is the comparison with Medicare for ACTONEL 35 MG TABLET labelled estimated?
- Beyond what the card shows, the records give these reasons: The Part D figure covers 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31; the NADAC price is from the file of 2026-10-14. Part D spending basis, as the Part D record states it: Part D 2024 average spend per dosage unit for Actonel / Risedronate Sodium: all makers, strengths, forms and routes combined, claim-weighted; gross cost incl. dispensing fees and patient pay, before rebates. Unit taken as NADAC's EA. Joined on brand name.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic class
Related in the same class
- ALENDRONATE SODIUM 10 MG TAB
- FOSAMAX PLUS D 70 MG-2800 UNIT
- IBANDRONATE SODIUM 150 MG TAB
- ZOLEDRONIC ACID 5 MG/100 ML