OpenBilldrug price receipt

NADAC week of 2026-10-14

CLONIDINE HCL 0.1 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$0.72 filed

30 × $0.02411 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

$1.88 filed

30 × $0.06257 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

2.6× estimated

Medicare paid 2.6× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Clonidine 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

$5.83 estimated

$0.72 + $0.11 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $5.83

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

CLONIDINE HCL 0.1 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as clonidine hydrochloride.

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

FDA lists 11 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Actavis Pharma, Inc., Major Pharmaceuticals and Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.

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

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 24 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 22 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 $0.72 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.02411 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 11 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.3$0.02411 per EA filed
Method Pharmaceuticals, LLC3$0.02411 per EA filed
Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.3$0.02411 per EA filed
Actavis Pharma, Inc.2$0.02411 per EA filed
Aurobindo Pharma Limited2$0.02411 per EA filed
BluePoint Laboratories2$0.02411 per EA filed
Solco Healthcare LLC2$0.02411 per EA filed
TruPharma, LLC2$0.02411 per EA filed
American Health Packaging1$0.02411 per EA filed
AvPAK1$0.02411 per EA filed
Major Pharmaceuticals1$0.02411 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory2$0.02411 per EA filed
All 24 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00228-2127-10 · Actavis Pharma, Inc. · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00228-2127-50 · Actavis Pharma, Inc. · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00904-7442-61 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 29300-0468-01 · Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc. · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 29300-0468-05 · Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc. · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 29300-0468-10 · Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc. · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 43547-0565-10 · Solco Healthcare LLC · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 43547-0565-11 · Solco Healthcare LLC · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0192-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0192-15 · AvPAK · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 52817-0180-00 · TruPharma, LLC · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 52817-0180-10 · TruPharma, LLC · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 58657-0647-01 · Method Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 58657-0647-10 · Method Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 58657-0647-50 · Method Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 59651-0232-01 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 59651-0232-99 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0113-01 · American Health Packaging · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0113-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62332-0054-31 · Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62332-0054-71 · Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62332-0054-91 · Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68001-0237-00 · BluePoint Laboratories · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68001-0237-03 · BluePoint Laboratories · $0.02411 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

4 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name clonidine hydrochloride with CLONIDINE HCL 0.1 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
CLONIDINE HCL 0.1 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet
$0.02411 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.06257 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CLONIDINE HCL 0.2 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.03299 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.06257 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CLONIDINE HCL 0.3 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.04075 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.06257 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CLONIDINE HCL ER 0.1 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, extended release
$0.21173 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.1369 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
ONYDA XR 0.1 MG/ML SUSPENSION
brand · suspension, extended release
$13.37962 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet

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 24 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.02411 per EA filed.

Of the 22 other products in FDA’s Central alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist class priced per EA, 22 have a higher middle NADAC price and 0 a lower one. The one in the middle is GUANFACINE HCL ER 3 MG TABLET, at $0.16584 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 $1.88 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.06257 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Clonidine HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 3,484,806 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 CLONIDINE HCL 0.1 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 Clonidine HCl / Clonidine 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.