CLARITHROMYCIN 250 MG TABLET
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$11.82 filed
30 × $0.39391 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
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
$18.59 estimated
$11.82 + $1.77 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $18.59
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
CLARITHROMYCIN 250 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as clarithromycin.
FDA gives its dosage form as tablet, film coated and its route as oral.
FDA lists 7 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Lannett Company, Inc., AvPAK and Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Macrolide Antimicrobial.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 9 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 7 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 $11.82 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.39391 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 7 labelers
| Labeler | NDCs | Pharmacies pay per unit |
|---|---|---|
| Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $0.39391 per EA filed |
| Aurobindo Pharma Limited | 1 | $0.39391 per EA filed |
| AvPAK | 1 | $0.39391 per EA filed |
| Chartwell RX, LLC. | 1 | $0.39391 per EA filed |
| Lannett Company, Inc. | 1 | $0.39391 per EA filed |
| Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. | 1 | $0.39391 per EA filed |
| Solaris Pharma Corporation | 1 | $0.39391 per EA filed |
| Not listed as a package in the FDA directory | 2 | $0.39391 per EA filed |
All 9 NDCs, with labeler and price
- 00527-1931-06 · Lannett Company, Inc. · $0.39391 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 50268-0178-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.39391 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 50268-0178-15 · AvPAK · $0.39391 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 57237-0044-60 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.39391 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 62135-0616-60 · Chartwell RX, LLC. · $0.39391 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 62332-0344-60 · Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.39391 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 64380-0905-03 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.39391 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 65862-0225-60 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.39391 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 73473-0909-60 · Solaris Pharma Corporation · $0.39391 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
4 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name clarithromycin with CLARITHROMYCIN 250 MG TABLET.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| CLARITHROMYCIN 125 MG/5 ML SUS | $0.93931 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| CLARITHROMYCIN 250 MG TABLET this page | $0.39391 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| CLARITHROMYCIN 250 MG/5 ML SUS | $1.34544 to $1.56592 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| CLARITHROMYCIN 500 MG TABLET | $0.46583 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| CLARITHROMYCIN ER 500 MG TAB | $1.91822 per EA filed | $3.95624 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 9 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.39391 per EA filed.
Of the 15 other products in FDA’s Macrolide Antimicrobial class priced per EA, 14 have a higher middle NADAC price and 1 a lower one. The one in the middle is ERYTHROMYCIN DR 250 MG TABLET, at $1.92505 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
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?
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.