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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

CITALOPRAM HBR 10 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$0.78 filed

30 × $0.02604 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

$3.53 filed

30 × $0.11783 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

4.5× estimated

Medicare paid 4.5× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Citalopram HBr” / “Citalopram Hydrobromide” 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

$5.90 estimated

$0.78 + $0.12 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $5.90

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

CITALOPRAM HBR 10 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “citalopram” and “citalopram hydrobromide”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.

FDA gives its dosage form as “tablet, film coated” and “tablet” and its route as oral.

FDA lists 7 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Major Pharmaceuticals and Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 13 NDCs (National Drug Codes).

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 $0.78 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.02604 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 7 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited3$0.02604 per EA filed
Aurobindo Pharma Limited2$0.02604 per EA filed
Cipla USA Inc.2$0.02604 per EA filed
Exelan Pharmaceuticals Inc.2$0.02604 per EA filed
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.2$0.02604 per EA filed
Major Pharmaceuticals1$0.02604 per EA filed
QUALLENT PHARMACEUTICALS HEALTH LLC1$0.02604 per EA filed
All 13 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00378-6231-01 · Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.02604 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00378-6231-05 · Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.02604 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00904-6084-61 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.02604 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 13668-0009-01 · Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited · $0.02604 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 13668-0009-05 · Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited · $0.02604 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 13668-0009-09 · Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited · $0.02604 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65862-0005-01 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.02604 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65862-0005-05 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.02604 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69097-0822-07 · Cipla USA Inc. · $0.02604 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69097-0822-12 · Cipla USA Inc. · $0.02604 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 76282-0628-10 · Exelan Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.02604 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 76282-0628-90 · Exelan Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.02604 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 82009-0106-05 · QUALLENT PHARMACEUTICALS HEALTH LLC · $0.02604 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

6 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with CITALOPRAM HBR 10 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
CELEXA 20 MG TABLET
brand · tablet, film coated
$9.00923 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$9.17789 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CELEXA 40 MG TABLET
brand · tablet, film coated
$9.469 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$9.17789 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CITALOPRAM HBR 10 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.02604 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.11783 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CITALOPRAM HBR 10 MG/5 ML SOLN
generic · solution
$0.17955 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
CITALOPRAM HBR 20 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.0296 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.11783 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CITALOPRAM HBR 30 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule
$4.76996 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.11783 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CITALOPRAM HBR 40 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.04136 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.11783 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 13 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.02604 per EA filed.

Of the 58 other products in FDA’s Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor class priced per EA, 58 have a higher middle NADAC price and 0 a lower one. The one in the middle is TRAZODONE 300 MG TABLET, at $0.49767 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 $3.53 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.11783 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Citalopram HBr” and “Citalopram Hydrobromide”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 6,741,609 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 CITALOPRAM HBR 10 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 Citalopram HBr / Citalopram Hydrobromide: 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. 41 of 43 NADAC NDCs joined to this name are priced per EA (2 per ML): CMS's average mixes those units.