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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

AMITRIPTYLINE HCL 100 MG TAB

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$4.28 filed

30 × $0.14274 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

$6.56 filed

30 × $0.21864 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

1.5× estimated

Medicare paid 1.5× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Amitriptyline HCl” 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

$9.92 estimated

$4.28 + $0.64 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $9.92

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

AMITRIPTYLINE HCL 100 MG TAB is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as amitriptyline hydrochloride.

FDA gives its dosage form as “tablet, film coated”, “tablet” and “tablet, coated” and its route as oral.

FDA lists 11 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Sandoz Inc, AiPing Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Tricyclic Antidepressant.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 12 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 11 of them.

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 $4.28 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.14274 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 code for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey.

The 11 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Advagen Pharma Ltd1$0.14274 per EA filed
AiPing Pharmaceutical, Inc.1$0.14274 per EA filed
AvPAK1$0.14274 per EA filed
Lifestar Pharma LLC1$0.14274 per EA filed
Northstar Rx LLC.1$0.14274 per EA filed
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.1$0.14274 per EA filed
Sandoz Inc1$0.14274 per EA filed
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.1$0.14274 per EA filed
Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.1$0.14274 per EA filed
Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC1$0.14274 per EA filed
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.1$0.14274 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory1$0.14274 per EA filed
All 12 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00781-1490-01 · Sandoz Inc · $0.14274 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 11788-0081-01 · AiPing Pharmaceutical, Inc. · $0.14274 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16571-0109-01 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.14274 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16714-0261-01 · Northstar Rx LLC. · $0.14274 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 29300-0423-01 · Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc. · $0.14274 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0041-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.14274 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0041-15 · AvPAK · $0.14274 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 57664-0690-88 · Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. · $0.14274 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69367-0392-01 · Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.14274 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 70710-1229-01 · Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.14274 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 70756-0205-11 · Lifestar Pharma LLC · $0.14274 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 72888-0071-01 · Advagen Pharma Ltd · $0.14274 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

5 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name amitriptyline hydrochloride with AMITRIPTYLINE HCL 100 MG TAB.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
AMITRIPTYLINE HCL 10 MG TAB
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet / tablet, coated
$0.02998 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.21864 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
AMITRIPTYLINE HCL 25 MG TAB
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet / tablet, coated
$0.05221 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.21864 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
AMITRIPTYLINE HCL 50 MG TAB
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet / tablet, coated
$0.09628 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.21864 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
AMITRIPTYLINE HCL 75 MG TAB
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet / tablet, coated
$0.1225 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.21864 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
AMITRIPTYLINE HCL 100 MG TAB this page
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet / tablet, coated
$0.14274 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.21864 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
AMITRIPTYLINE HCL 150 MG TAB
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet / tablet, coated
$0.28986 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.21864 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average

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. 2026-09-23 · 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 12 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.14274 per EA filed.

Of the 34 other products in FDA’s Tricyclic Antidepressant class priced per EA, 23 have a higher middle NADAC price and 11 a lower one. The one in the middle is NORTRIPTYLINE HCL 50 MG CAP, at $0.20739 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 $6.56 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.21864 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Amitriptyline HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 3,704,512 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 to ask at the counter

None of these figures is your price: what you pay depends on your pharmacy, your insurance, coupons and discounts.

Questions

Why is the comparison with Medicare for AMITRIPTYLINE HCL 100 MG TAB 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 Amitriptyline HCl / Amitriptyline HCl: 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.