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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

CAPTOPRIL 25 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$5.18 filed

30 × $0.17282 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

$17.13 filed

30 × $0.5711 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

3.3× estimated

Medicare paid 3.3× what pharmacies pay.

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

$10.96 estimated

$5.18 + $0.78 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $10.96

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

CAPTOPRIL 25 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as captopril.

FDA gives its dosage form as tablet and its route as oral.

FDA lists 9 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Major Pharmaceuticals and AiPing Pharmaceutical, Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 15 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 13 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 $5.18 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.17282 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 9 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Method Pharmaceuticals LLC3$0.17282 per EA filed
AMICI PHARMA, INC.2$0.17282 per EA filed
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.2$0.17282 per EA filed
AiPing Pharmaceutical, Inc.1$0.17282 per EA filed
Ajanta Pharma USA Inc.1$0.17282 per EA filed
American Health Packaging1$0.17282 per EA filed
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1$0.17282 per EA filed
Major Pharmaceuticals1$0.17282 per EA filed
Solco Healthcare US, LLC1$0.17282 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory2$0.17282 per EA filed
All 15 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00143-1172-01 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.17282 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00143-1172-10 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.17282 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00904-7106-61 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.17282 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 11788-0136-01 · AiPing Pharmaceutical, Inc. · $0.17282 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 27241-0161-01 · Ajanta Pharma USA Inc. · $0.17282 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 31722-0142-01 · Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.17282 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 43547-0364-10 · Solco Healthcare US, LLC · $0.17282 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 58657-0736-01 · Method Pharmaceuticals LLC · $0.17282 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 58657-0936-01 · Method Pharmaceuticals LLC · $0.17282 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 58657-0936-03 · Method Pharmaceuticals LLC · $0.17282 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 58657-0936-10 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.17282 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0315-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.17282 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0315-21 · American Health Packaging · $0.17282 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69292-0524-01 · AMICI PHARMA, INC. · $0.17282 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69292-0524-10 · AMICI PHARMA, INC. · $0.17282 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

3 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name captopril with CAPTOPRIL 25 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
CAPTOPRIL 12.5 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.22839 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.5711 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CAPTOPRIL 25 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet
$0.17282 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.5711 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CAPTOPRIL 50 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.36903 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.5711 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CAPTOPRIL 100 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.32292 per EA filed
eff. 2026-05-20 to 2026-09-02
$0.5711 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. 2026-05-20, 2026-09-02, 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 15 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.17282 per EA filed.

Of the 50 other products in FDA’s Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor class priced per EA, 17 have a higher middle NADAC price and 33 a lower one. The one in the middle is AMLODIPINE-BENAZEPRIL 10-20 MG, at $0.11375 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 $17.13 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.5711 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Captopril”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 70,928 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 CAPTOPRIL 25 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 Captopril / Captopril: 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.