OpenBilldrug price receipt

NADAC week of 2026-10-14

CLONIDINE 0.3 MG/DAY PATCH

For 1 patch

Pharmacies pay

$12.29 filed

1 × $12.29116 per EA

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23, 2026-09-30 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

Medicare Part D paid

$18.68 filed

1 × $18.68245 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

1.5× estimated

Medicare paid 1.5× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Clonidine” 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, 2026-09-30 (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

$19.13 estimated

$12.29 + $1.84 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $19.13

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, 2026-09-30 (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

CLONIDINE 0.3 MG/DAY PATCH is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “clonidine” and “clonidine transdermal system”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name, under the trade name “Clonidine Transdermal System USP, 0.3 mg/day”.

FDA gives its dosage form as “patch” and “patch, extended release” and its route as transdermal.

FDA lists 4 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Actavis Pharma, Inc. and TruPharma, LLC.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Central alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 8 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 5 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 $12.29 for 1 patch (1 × $12.29116 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; those prices took effect between 2026-09-23 and 2026-09-30. 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.

The 4 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
TruPharma, LLC2$12.29116 per EA filed
Actavis Pharma, Inc.1$12.29116 per EA filed
Dr. Reddy's Labratories Inc.1$12.29116 per EA filed
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.1$12.29116 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory3$12.29116 per EA filed

When these prices took effect

All 8 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00378-0873-16 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $12.29116 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00378-0873-99 · Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $12.29116 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00591-3510-04 · Actavis Pharma, Inc. · $12.29116 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00591-3510-54 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $12.29116 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 52817-0507-04 · TruPharma, LLC · $12.29116 per EA · eff. 2026-09-30 filed
  • 52817-0612-04 · TruPharma, LLC · $12.29116 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 75907-0025-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $12.29116 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 75907-0025-48 · Dr. Reddy's Labratories Inc. · $12.29116 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

3 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with CLONIDINE 0.3 MG/DAY PATCH.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
CLONIDINE 0.1 MG/DAY PATCH
generic · patch / patch, extended release
$6.64381 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23 to 2026-09-30
$18.68245 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CLONIDINE 0.2 MG/DAY PATCH
generic · patch / patch, extended release
$9.04585 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$18.68245 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CLONIDINE 0.3 MG/DAY PATCH this page
generic · patch / patch, extended release
$12.29116 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23 to 2026-09-30
$18.68245 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CLONIDINE HCL ER 0.17 MG TAB
generic · tablet, extended release
$15.23568 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.1369 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, 2026-09-30 · 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 8 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $12.29116 per EA filed.

Of the 22 other products in FDA’s Central alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist class priced per EA, 1 has a higher middle NADAC price and 21 a lower one. The one in the middle is GUANFACINE HCL ER 2 MG TABLET, at $0.14767 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 $18.68 for 1 patch, at an average of $18.68245 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Clonidine”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 473,634 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.

6 of the product’s 8 NDCs have this Medicare figure; the other 2 do not, and the interactive card says why for each.

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 CLONIDINE 0.3 MG/DAY PATCH 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 Clonidine / Clonidine: 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.
Why does this page start at 1 patch?
NADAC prices this product per EA, and the FDA NDC Directory lists 5 of its 8 NDCs (it does not list the other 3) as dosage forms “PATCH”, “PATCH, EXTENDED RELEASE” with route “TRANSDERMAL”. Only a tablet, capsule, lozenge or troche with route “ORAL”, or a tablet or film with route “SUBLINGUAL” or “BUCCAL”, starts at 30, and none of these is one. So the card starts at 1 patch, priced per patch, rather than guess how many make up a fill; change it to match your prescription.