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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

CHLORTHALIDONE 25 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$2.23 filed

30 × $0.07433 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

$7.26 filed

30 × $0.24186 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 “Chlorthalidone” 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

$7.56 estimated

$2.23 + $0.33 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $7.56

This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. For a pack this cheap, the $5.00 fee is most of the estimate. 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

CHLORTHALIDONE 25 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as chlorthalidone, under the trade name “CHLORTHALIDONE CHLORTHALIDONE”.

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

FDA lists 18 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Major Pharmaceuticals and Northstar Rx LLC.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Thiazide-like Diuretic.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 37 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 33 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 $2.23 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.07433 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 18 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc.4$0.07433 per EA filed
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.4$0.07433 per EA filed
Major Pharmaceuticals3$0.07433 per EA filed
American Health Packaging2$0.07433 per EA filed
Ascend Laboratories, LLC2$0.07433 per EA filed
Chartwell RX, LLC2$0.07433 per EA filed
Lifestar Pharma LLC2$0.07433 per EA filed
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.2$0.07433 per EA filed
Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, INC.2$0.07433 per EA filed
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.2$0.07433 per EA filed
Ajanta Pharma USA Inc.1$0.07433 per EA filed
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.1$0.07433 per EA filed
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC1$0.07433 per EA filed
AvPAK1$0.07433 per EA filed
Mylan Institutional Inc.1$0.07433 per EA filed
Northstar Rx LLC.1$0.07433 per EA filed
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.1$0.07433 per EA filed
Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.1$0.07433 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory4$0.07433 per EA filed
All 37 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00378-0222-01 · Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00378-0222-10 · Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00904-6900-04 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00904-6900-61 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00904-7583-61 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16714-0128-01 · Northstar Rx LLC. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 27241-0216-01 · Ajanta Pharma USA Inc. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 29300-0333-01 · Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 43598-0170-01 · Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 43598-0170-10 · Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 43598-0719-01 · Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 43598-0719-10 · Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0167-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0167-15 · AvPAK · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 51079-0058-01 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 51079-0058-20 · Mylan Institutional Inc. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 57664-0648-88 · Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0317-01 · American Health Packaging · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0317-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0317-25 · American Health Packaging · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0317-95 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62135-0505-30 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62135-0505-90 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62332-0676-31 · Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 64980-0303-01 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 64980-0303-10 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 64980-0599-01 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 64980-0599-10 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65162-0247-09 · Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 67877-0696-01 · Ascend Laboratories, LLC · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 67877-0696-10 · Ascend Laboratories, LLC · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68382-0970-01 · Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68382-0970-10 · Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 70756-0011-11 · Lifestar Pharma LLC · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 70756-0011-12 · Lifestar Pharma LLC · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 75834-0109-01 · Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, INC. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 75834-0109-10 · Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, INC. · $0.07433 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

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

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
CHLORTHALIDONE 25 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet
$0.07433 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.24186 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CHLORTHALIDONE 50 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.12175 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.24186 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
HEMICLOR 12.5 MG TABLET
brand · tablet
$0.95713 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
THALITONE 15 MG TABLET
brand · tablet
$3.54226 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$3.56148 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 37 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.07433 per EA filed.

Of the 12 other products in FDA’s Thiazide-like Diuretic class priced per EA, 12 have a higher middle NADAC price and 0 a lower one. The one in the middle is METOLAZONE 5 MG TABLET, at $0.23919 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 $7.26 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.24186 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Chlorthalidone”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 2,941,224 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 CHLORTHALIDONE 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 Chlorthalidone / Chlorthalidone: 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.