OpenBilldrug price receipt

NADAC week of 2026-10-14

BICALUTAMIDE 50 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$12.13 filed

30 × $0.40441 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

$18.87 filed

30 × $0.62899 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

1.6× estimated

Medicare paid 1.6× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Bicalutamide” 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

$18.95 estimated

$12.13 + $1.82 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $18.95

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. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)

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What it is

BICALUTAMIDE 50 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as bicalutamide.

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

Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Accord Healthcare Inc., Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. and Viona Pharmaceuticals Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Androgen Receptor Inhibitor.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 5 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 $12.13 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.40441 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.

What NADAC measures · Why 30 tablets · NADAC explanation codes

All 5 NDCs

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part D paid $18.87 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.62899 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Bicalutamide”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 209,938 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.

Questions

Why is the comparison with Medicare for BICALUTAMIDE 50 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 Bicalutamide / Bicalutamide: 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.

Its pharmacologic class

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