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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

CLINDAMYCIN HCL 300 MG CAPSULE

For 30 capsules

Pharmacies pay

$5.24 filed

30 × $0.17458 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

$9.67 filed

30 × $0.32217 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

1.8× estimated

Medicare paid 1.8× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Clindamycin HCl” 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

$11.03 estimated

$5.24 + $0.79 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $11.03

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

CLINDAMYCIN HCL 300 MG CAPSULE is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as clindamycin hydrochloride.

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

FDA lists 8 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Major Pharmaceuticals, Micro Labs Limited and AvPAK.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Lincosamide Antibacterial.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 10 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 8 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 $5.24 for 30 capsules (30 × $0.17458 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 8 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
American Health Packaging1$0.17458 per EA filed
Aurobindo Pharma Limited1$0.17458 per EA filed
AvPAK1$0.17458 per EA filed
Chartwell RX, LLC1$0.17458 per EA filed
GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS INC., USA1$0.17458 per EA filed
Major Pharmaceuticals1$0.17458 per EA filed
Micro Labs Limited1$0.17458 per EA filed
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.1$0.17458 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory2$0.17458 per EA filed
All 10 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00904-7194-61 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.17458 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 42571-0252-01 · Micro Labs Limited · $0.17458 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0185-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.17458 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0185-15 · AvPAK · $0.17458 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62135-0766-01 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.17458 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 63304-0693-01 · Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. · $0.17458 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65862-0186-01 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.17458 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68084-0244-01 · American Health Packaging · $0.17458 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68084-0244-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.17458 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68462-0144-01 · GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS INC., USA · $0.17458 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

2 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name clindamycin hydrochloride with CLINDAMYCIN HCL 300 MG CAPSULE.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
CLINDAMYCIN HCL 75 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule
$0.25869 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.32217 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CLINDAMYCIN HCL 150 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule
$0.1028 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.32217 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CLINDAMYCIN HCL 300 MG CAPSULE this page
generic · capsule
$0.17458 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.32217 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 10 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.17458 per EA filed.

Of the 4 other products in FDA’s Lincosamide Antibacterial class priced per EA, 3 have a higher middle NADAC price and 1 a lower one. The one in the middle is CLINDAMYCIN HCL 75 MG CAPSULE, at $0.25869 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 $9.67 for 30 capsules, at an average of $0.32217 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Clindamycin HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 2,147,011 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 CLINDAMYCIN HCL 300 MG CAPSULE 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 Clindamycin HCl / Clindamycin HCl: 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.