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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

BUPRENORPHINE 10 MCG/HR PATCH

For 1 patch

Pharmacies pay

$32.53 filed

1 × $32.52934 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

$61.65 filed

1 × $61.65324 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 “Buprenorphine” 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

$42.41 estimated

$32.53 + $4.88 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $42.41

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)

Open the interactive card Change the quantity, type what you were charged, and see every record in full.

What it is

BUPRENORPHINE 10 MCG/HR PATCH is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as buprenorphine.

FDA gives its dosage form as “patch, extended release” and “patch” and its route as transdermal.

FDA lists 4 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Rhodes Pharmaceuticals LLC and INGENUS PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Partial Opioid Agonist.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 6 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 4 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 $32.53 for 1 patch (1 × $32.52934 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.

All 6 NDCs

Other strengths, forms and brands

11 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name buprenorphine with BUPRENORPHINE 10 MCG/HR PATCH.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
BUPRENORPHINE 2 MG TABLET SL
generic · tablet
$0.27676 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
BUPRENORPHINE 5 MCG/HR PATCH
generic · patch, extended release / patch
$23.44849 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$61.65324 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
BUPRENORPHINE 7.5 MCG/HR PATCH
generic · patch, extended release / patch
$37.67882 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$61.65324 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
BUPRENORPHINE 8 MG TABLET SL
generic · tablet
$0.57141 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
BUPRENORPHINE 10 MCG/HR PATCH this page
generic · patch, extended release / patch
$32.52934 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$61.65324 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
BUPRENORPHINE 15 MCG/HR PATCH
generic · patch, extended release / patch
$53.7821 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$61.65324 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
BUPRENORPHINE 20 MCG/HR PATCH
generic · patch, extended release / patch
$58.8288 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$61.65324 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
BUTRANS 5 MCG/HR PATCH
brand · patch, extended release
$48.86594 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$102.43317 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
BUTRANS 7.5 MCG/HR PATCH
brand · patch, extended release
$68.82197 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$102.43317 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
BUTRANS 10 MCG/HR PATCH
brand · patch, extended release
$73.60023 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$102.43317 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
BUTRANS 15 MCG/HR PATCH
brand · patch, extended release
$124.62313 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$102.43317 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
BUTRANS 20 MCG/HR PATCH
brand · patch, extended release
$131.09389 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$102.43317 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 6 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $32.52934 per EA filed.

Of the 34 other products in FDA’s Partial Opioid Agonist class priced per EA, 8 have a higher middle NADAC price and 26 a lower one. The one in the middle is ZUBSOLV 5.7-1.4 MG TABLET SL, at $10.54312 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 $61.65 for 1 patch, at an average of $61.65324 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Buprenorphine”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 455,308 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.

1 of the product’s 6 NDCs have this Medicare figure; the other 5 do not, and the interactive card says why for each.

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 BUPRENORPHINE 10 MCG/HR PATCH 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 Buprenorphine / Buprenorphine: 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.
Why does this page start at 1 patch?
NADAC prices this product per EA, and the FDA NDC Directory lists 4 of its 6 NDCs (it does not list the other 2) as dosage forms “PATCH”, “PATCH, EXTENDED RELEASE” with route “TRANSDERMAL”. Only a tablet, capsule, lozenge or troche with route “ORAL”, or a tablet or film with route “SUBLINGUAL” or “BUCCAL”, starts at 30, and none of these is one. So the card starts at 1 patch, priced per patch, rather than guess how many make up a fill; change it to match your prescription.