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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

CLONIDINE HCL ER 0.1 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$6.35 filed

30 × $0.21173 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

$34.11 filed

30 × $1.1369 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

5.4× estimated

Medicare paid 5.4× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Clonidine HCl ER” / “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

$12.30 estimated

$6.35 + $0.95 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $12.30

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

CLONIDINE HCL ER 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, extended release and its route as oral.

FDA lists 6 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Actavis Pharma, Inc., Ajanta Pharma USA Inc. and Solco Healthcare LLC.

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

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 7 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 6 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 $6.35 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.21173 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 6 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Actavis Pharma, Inc.1$0.21173 per EA filed
Ajanta Pharma USA Inc.1$0.21173 per EA filed
American Health Packaging1$0.21173 per EA filed
BluePoint Laboratories1$0.21173 per EA filed
Solco Healthcare LLC1$0.21173 per EA filed
Somerset Therapeutics, LLC1$0.21173 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory1$0.21173 per EA filed
All 7 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00228-4241-06 · Actavis Pharma, Inc. · $0.21173 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 27241-0108-06 · Ajanta Pharma USA Inc. · $0.21173 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 43547-0435-06 · Solco Healthcare LLC · $0.21173 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0462-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.21173 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0462-21 · American Health Packaging · $0.21173 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68001-0568-06 · BluePoint Laboratories · $0.21173 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 70069-0044-01 · Somerset Therapeutics, LLC · $0.21173 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 ER 0.1 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
CLONIDINE HCL 0.1 MG TABLET
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 this page
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 7 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.21173 per EA filed.

Of the 22 other products in FDA’s Central alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist class priced per EA, 9 have a higher middle NADAC price and 13 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 $34.11 for 30 tablets, at an average of $1.1369 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Clonidine HCl ER” and “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 14,907 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 ER 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 ER / 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.