CARBAMAZEPINE ER 400 MG TABLET
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$19.58 filed
30 × $0.65275 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
$29.36 filed
30 × $0.97861 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 “Carbamazepine ER” / “Carbamazepine” 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
$27.52 estimated
$19.58 + $2.94 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $27.52
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
CARBAMAZEPINE ER 400 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “carbamazepine” and “carbamazepine er”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.
FDA gives its dosage form as “tablet, extended release” and “tablet, film coated, extended release” and its route as oral.
FDA lists 12 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited and Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Mood Stabilizer.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 13 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 12 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 $19.58 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.65275 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
The 12 labelers
| Labeler | NDCs | Pharmacies pay per unit |
|---|---|---|
| Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $0.65275 per EA filed |
| American Health Packaging | 1 | $0.65275 per EA filed |
| Chartwell RX, LLC | 1 | $0.65275 per EA filed |
| Ingenus Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $0.65275 per EA filed |
| Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $0.65275 per EA filed |
| Northstar Rx LLC | 1 | $0.65275 per EA filed |
| Oryza Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $0.65275 per EA filed |
| Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. | 1 | $0.65275 per EA filed |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. | 1 | $0.65275 per EA filed |
| Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited | 1 | $0.65275 per EA filed |
| Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC | 1 | $0.65275 per EA filed |
| Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc. | 1 | $0.65275 per EA filed |
| Not listed as a package in the FDA directory | 1 | $0.65275 per EA filed |
All 13 NDCs, with labeler and price
- 00832-6024-11 · Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC · $0.65275 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 13668-0286-01 · Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited · $0.65275 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 16571-0682-01 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.65275 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 50742-0259-01 · Ingenus Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.65275 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 51672-4125-01 · Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. · $0.65275 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 59746-0791-01 · Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.65275 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 60687-0594-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.65275 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 60687-0594-21 · American Health Packaging · $0.65275 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 62135-0930-60 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.65275 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 62332-0422-31 · Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.65275 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 68382-0557-01 · Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc. · $0.65275 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 72516-0021-01 · Oryza Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.65275 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 72603-0888-01 · Northstar Rx LLC · $0.65275 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
19 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with CARBAMAZEPINE ER 400 MG TABLET.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| CARBAMAZEPINE 100 MG TAB CHEW | $0.24261 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| CARBAMAZEPINE 100 MG/5 ML SUSP | $0.09255 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| CARBAMAZEPINE 200 MG TABLET | $0.11939 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| CARBAMAZEPINE ER 100 MG CAP | $1.06785 per EA filed | $0.97861 per EA filed |
| CARBAMAZEPINE ER 100 MG TABLET | $0.20207 per EA filed | $0.97861 per EA filed |
| CARBAMAZEPINE ER 200 MG CAP | $1.05271 per EA filed | $0.97861 per EA filed |
| CARBAMAZEPINE ER 200 MG TABLET | $0.39888 per EA filed | $0.97861 per EA filed |
| CARBAMAZEPINE ER 300 MG CAP | $1.07458 per EA filed | $0.97861 per EA filed |
| CARBAMAZEPINE ER 400 MG TABLET this page | $0.65275 per EA filed | $0.97861 per EA filed |
| CARBATROL ER 100 MG CAPSULE | $1.69958 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| CARBATROL ER 200 MG CAPSULE | $1.69319 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| CARBATROL ER 300 MG CAPSULE | $1.6954 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| EQUETRO 100 MG CAPSULE | $3.65288 per EA filed | $4.39455 per EA filed |
| EQUETRO 200 MG CAPSULE | $4.18424 per EA filed | $4.39455 per EA filed |
| EQUETRO 300 MG CAPSULE | $4.70075 per EA filed | $4.39455 per EA filed |
| TEGRETOL 100 MG/5 ML SUSP | $0.43673 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| TEGRETOL 200 MG TABLET | $3.03973 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| TEGRETOL XR 100 MG TABLET | $1.62811 per EA filed | $3.97254 per EA filed |
| TEGRETOL XR 200 MG TABLET | $3.24731 per EA filed | $3.97254 per EA filed |
| TEGRETOL XR 400 MG TABLET | $6.48996 per EA filed | $3.97254 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. 2026-09-23 · 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 13 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.65275 per EA filed.
Of the 72 other products in FDA’s Mood Stabilizer class priced per EA, 42 have a higher middle NADAC price and 30 a lower one. The one in the middle is LAMOTRIGINE ODT 50 MG TABLET, at $1.27096 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 $29.36 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.97861 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Carbamazepine ER” and “Carbamazepine”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 503,816 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 tablets? 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 CARBAMAZEPINE ER 400 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 Carbamazepine ER / Carbamazepine: 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.
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