ALPRAZOLAM 2 MG TABLET
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$1.46 filed
30 × $0.04877 per EA
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare Part D paid
$2.74 filed
30 × $0.09146 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
1.9× estimated
Medicare paid 1.9× what pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Alprazolam” 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. 2026-09-23 (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
$6.68 estimated
$1.46 + $0.22 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $6.68
This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. For a pack this cheap, the $5.00 fee is most of the estimate. How it is worked out
OpenBill calculation · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)
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What it is
ALPRAZOLAM 2 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as alprazolam.
FDA gives its dosage form as tablet and its route as oral.
FDA lists 5 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Actavis Pharma, Inc., Sandoz Inc and Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Benzodiazepine.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 8 NDCs (National Drug Codes).
NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.
What pharmacies pay
Pharmacies pay $1.46 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.04877 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-09-23. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.
NADAC’s explanation codes for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey; 6, the CMS Covered Outpatient Drug Product File S/I/N drug category was not applied when grouping drugs for the calculation.
What NADAC measures · Why 30 tablets · NADAC explanation codes
The 5 labelers
| Labeler | NDCs | Pharmacies pay per unit |
|---|---|---|
| Aurobindo Pharma Limited | 2 | $0.04877 per EA filed |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $0.04877 per EA filed |
| Sandoz Inc | 2 | $0.04877 per EA filed |
| Actavis Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $0.04877 per EA filed |
| Natco Pharma USA LLC | 1 | $0.04877 per EA filed |
All 8 NDCs, with labeler and price
- 00228-2039-10 · Actavis Pharma, Inc. · $0.04877 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00781-1089-01 · Sandoz Inc · $0.04877 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00781-1089-05 · Sandoz Inc · $0.04877 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 59762-3722-01 · Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.04877 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 59762-3722-03 · Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.04877 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 65862-0679-01 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.04877 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 65862-0679-05 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.04877 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 69339-0202-05 · Natco Pharma USA LLC · $0.04877 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
19 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name alprazolam with ALPRAZOLAM 2 MG TABLET.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| ALPRAZOLAM 0.25 MG TABLET | $0.02356 per EA filed | $0.09146 per EA filed |
| ALPRAZOLAM 0.5 MG TABLET | $0.02245 per EA filed | $0.09146 per EA filed |
| ALPRAZOLAM 1 MG TABLET | $0.02433 per EA filed | $0.09146 per EA filed |
| ALPRAZOLAM 2 MG TABLET this page | $0.04877 per EA filed | $0.09146 per EA filed |
| ALPRAZOLAM ER 0.5 MG TABLET | $0.15333 per EA filed | $0.70412 per EA filed |
| ALPRAZOLAM ER 1 MG TABLET | $0.15598 per EA filed | $0.70412 per EA filed |
| ALPRAZOLAM ER 2 MG TABLET | $0.20607 per EA filed | $0.70412 per EA filed |
| ALPRAZOLAM ER 3 MG TABLET | $0.26176 per EA filed | $0.70412 per EA filed |
| ALPRAZOLAM INTENSOL 1 MG/ML | $2.869 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| ALPRAZOLAM ODT 0.25 MG TAB | $0.96967 per EA filed | $1.20825 per EA filed |
| ALPRAZOLAM ODT 0.5 MG TAB | $1.23092 per EA filed | $1.20825 per EA filed |
| ALPRAZOLAM ODT 1 MG TAB | $1.77 per EA filed | $1.20825 per EA filed |
| ALPRAZOLAM XR 0.5 MG TABLET | $0.15333 per EA filed | $0.627 per EA filed |
| ALPRAZOLAM XR 1 MG TABLET | $0.15598 per EA filed | $0.627 per EA filed |
| ALPRAZOLAM XR 2 MG TABLET | $0.20607 per EA filed | $0.627 per EA filed |
| ALPRAZOLAM XR 3 MG TABLET | $0.26176 per EA filed | $0.627 per EA filed |
| XANAX 0.25 MG TABLET | $5.62948 per EA filed | $7.77667 per EA filed |
| XANAX 0.5 MG TABLET | $7.03342 per EA filed | $7.77667 per EA filed |
| XANAX 1 MG TABLET | $9.35465 per EA filed | $7.77667 per EA filed |
| XANAX 2 MG TABLET | $15.90988 per EA filed | $7.77667 per EA filed |
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. 2025-10-22, 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
The middle of its 8 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.04877 per EA filed.
Of the 76 other products in FDA’s Benzodiazepine class priced per EA, 65 have a higher middle NADAC price and 11 a lower one. The one in the middle is CLONAZEPAM 1 MG ODT, at $0.56689 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. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
What Medicare paid
Medicare Part D paid $2.74 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.09146 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Alprazolam”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 11,609,703 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 ALPRAZOLAM 2 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 Alprazolam / Alprazolam: 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 generic name.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic class
Related in the same class
- CLONAZEPAM 0.5 MG TABLET
- DIAZEPAM 10 MG TABLET
- TEMAZEPAM 15 MG CAPSULE
- CLORAZEPATE 15 MG TABLET
- TRIAZOLAM 0.125 MG TABLET