CHOCOLATED LAXATIVE
FDA nonproprietary name: sennosides
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$3.19 filed
30 × $0.10625 per EA
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-07-22 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare
We don’t know yet
No Medicare reference price. Part D: OpenBill did not match this NDC to a usable Medicare Part D spending row. Either Part D has none for it, or the rows that share its name could not safely be tied to it (for example, they mix units, routes or release forms, or the drug is sold over the counter, which Part D does not cover). Part B: This NDC is not in the current quarter’s Medicare Part B NDC-HCPCS crosswalk, so it has no Part B payment limit.
The spread
We don’t know yet
There is no Medicare figure to compare with, so there is no spread.
Cost-plus estimate
$8.67 estimated
$3.19 + $0.48 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $8.67
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. 2026-07-22 (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
CHOCOLATED LAXATIVE is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as sennosides, under the trade name “Leader Regular Strength Chocolate Laxative sennosides”.
FDA gives its dosage form as tablet and its route as oral.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is CARDINAL HEALTH.
FDA lists no Established Pharmacologic Class for it.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 70000-0477-01.
NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and marks it as sold over the counter.
What pharmacies pay
Pharmacies pay $3.19 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.10625 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-07-22. 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.
This NDC’s NADAC was carried forward from an earlier file (NADAC explanation code 2 or 4), not newly surveyed: it took effect on 2026-07-22. The file is new; the price is not.
What NADAC measures · Why 30 tablets · NADAC explanation codes · Carried-forward prices
The NDC
- 70000-0477-01 · CARDINAL HEALTH · $0.10625 per EA · eff. 2026-07-22 filed carried forward
Other strengths, forms and brands
10 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name sennosides with CHOCOLATED LAXATIVE.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| CHOCOLATED LAXATIVE this page | $0.10625 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| FT SENNA LAXATIVE 8.6 MG TAB | $0.0258 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| GNP SENNA LAX 8.6 MG TABLET | $0.0258 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| LAXATIVE 15 MG TABLET | $0.0673 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| LAXATIVE 25 MG TABLET | $0.11625 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| QC LAXATIVE 8.6 MG TABLET | $0.0258 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| SENNA 8.6 MG TABLET | $0.0258 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| SENNA 8.8 MG/5 ML LIQUID | $0.03693 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| SENNA 8.8 MG/5 ML SYRUP | $0.03693 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| SENNA-TIME 8.6 MG TABLET | $0.0258 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| SENNOSIDES 8.6 MG TABLET | $0.0258 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-07-22, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
What Medicare paid
We don’t know yet; the card above says why.
Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How Part D is matched · How Part B is matched
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?
- It is sold over the counter, so shelf prices vary from store to store: what does it cost per unit here?
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.