CITALOPRAM HBR 30 MG CAPSULE
For 30 capsules
Pharmacies pay
$143.10 filed
30 × $4.76996 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
0.02× estimated
These two figures may not measure the same thing
At 0.02×, the Medicare figure is 0.2 times what pharmacies pay or less. A gap that large means the two figures may not describe the same unit or product, or the price may have changed between their dates; check what each one covers before relying on the multiple.
This product’s middle NADAC price, $4.76996 per EA, is 161× the middle NADAC price of the 3 other products CMS averages under “Citalopram HBr” / “Citalopram Hydrobromide” ($0.0296 per EA), so the Part D average may mostly describe those products, not this one.
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
$169.57 estimated
$143.10 + $21.47 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $169.57
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
CITALOPRAM HBR 30 MG CAPSULE is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as citalopram.
FDA gives its dosage form as capsule and its route as oral.
Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Almatica Pharma LLC and Aurobindo Pharma Limited.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 2 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 $143.10 for 30 capsules (30 × $4.76996 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 codes for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey; 6, the CMS Covered Outpatient Drug Product File S/I/N drug category was not applied when grouping drugs for the calculation.
What NADAC measures · Why 30 capsules · NADAC explanation codes
All 2 NDCs
- 52427-0691-30 · Almatica Pharma LLC · $4.76996 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 59651-0964-30 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $4.76996 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
6 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name citalopram with CITALOPRAM HBR 30 MG CAPSULE.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| CELEXA 20 MG TABLET | $9.00923 per EA filed | $9.17789 per EA filed |
| CELEXA 40 MG TABLET | $9.469 per EA filed | $9.17789 per EA filed |
| CITALOPRAM HBR 10 MG TABLET | $0.02604 per EA filed | $0.11783 per EA filed |
| CITALOPRAM HBR 10 MG/5 ML SOLN | $0.17955 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| CITALOPRAM HBR 20 MG TABLET | $0.0296 per EA filed | $0.11783 per EA filed |
| CITALOPRAM HBR 30 MG CAPSULE this page | $4.76996 per EA filed | $0.11783 per EA filed |
| CITALOPRAM HBR 40 MG TABLET | $0.04136 per EA filed | $0.11783 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 2 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $4.76996 per EA filed.
Of the 58 other products in FDA’s Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor class priced per EA, 16 have a higher middle NADAC price and 42 a lower one. The one in the middle is PAROXETINE ER 37.5 MG TABLET, at $0.3974 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 capsules, 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 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 capsules? 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 CITALOPRAM HBR 30 MG CAPSULE labelled estimated?
- Beyond what the card shows, the records give these reasons: Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Citalopram HBr” / “Citalopram Hydrobromide” into one figure, so it is not specific to this NDC. 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.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic class
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