BROMOCRIPTINE 5 MG CAPSULE
For 30 capsules
Pharmacies pay
$123.50 filed
30 × $4.11666 per EA
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-06-17 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare Part D paid
$69.22 filed
30 × $2.30721 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
0.56× estimated
Medicare paid 44% less than pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Bromocriptine Mesylate” 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. 2026-06-17 (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
$147.03 estimated
$123.50 + $18.53 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $147.03
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. 2026-06-17 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)
Open the interactive card Change the quantity, type what you were charged, and see every record in full.
What it is
BROMOCRIPTINE 5 MG CAPSULE is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as bromocriptine mesylate.
FDA gives its dosage form as capsule and its route as oral.
Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Ergot Derivative.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 3 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 $123.50 for 30 capsules (30 × $4.11666 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-06-17. 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.
The NADAC of all 3 NDCs was carried forward from an earlier file (NADAC explanation code 2 or 4), not newly surveyed: those prices took effect on 2026-06-17. The file is new; the price is not.
What NADAC measures · Why 30 capsules · NADAC explanation codes · Carried-forward prices
All 3 NDCs
- 00378-7096-01 · Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $4.11666 per EA · eff. 2026-06-17 filed carried forward
- 00378-7096-93 · Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $4.11666 per EA · eff. 2026-06-17 filed carried forward
- 68382-0110-06 · Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $4.11666 per EA · eff. 2026-06-17 filed carried forward
Other strengths, forms and brands
2 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name bromocriptine mesylate with BROMOCRIPTINE 5 MG CAPSULE.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| BROMOCRIPTINE 2.5 MG TABLET | $1.60949 per EA filed | $2.30721 per EA filed |
| BROMOCRIPTINE 5 MG CAPSULE this page | $4.11666 per EA filed | $2.30721 per EA filed |
| CYCLOSET 0.8 MG TABLET | $5.25631 per EA filed | $5.41303 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. 2026-06-17, 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 3 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $4.11666 per EA filed.
Of the 4 other products in FDA’s Ergot Derivative class priced per EA, 2 have a higher middle NADAC price and 2 a lower one. The one in the middle is BROMOCRIPTINE 2.5 MG TABLET, at $1.60949 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. 2026-06-17, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
What Medicare paid
Medicare Part D paid $69.22 for 30 capsules, at an average of $2.30721 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Bromocriptine Mesylate”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 35,798 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 capsules? 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 BROMOCRIPTINE 5 MG CAPSULE 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 Bromocriptine Mesylate / Bromocriptine Mesylate: 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.