OpenBilldrug price receipt

NADAC week of 2026-10-14

CLONIDINE HCL ER 0.17 MG TAB

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$457.07 filed

30 × $15.23568 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

0.07× estimated

These two figures may not measure the same thing

At 0.07×, the Medicare figure is 0.2 times what pharmacies pay or less. A gap that large means the two figures may not describe the same unit or product, or the price may have changed between their dates; check what each one covers before relying on the multiple.

This product’s middle NADAC price, $15.23568 per EA, is 72.0× the middle NADAC price of the 1 other product CMS averages under “Clonidine HCl ER” / “Clonidine HCl” ($0.21173 per EA), so the Part D average may mostly describe that product, not this one.

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

$530.63 estimated

$457.07 + $68.56 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $530.63

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 0.17 MG TAB is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as clonidine.

FDA gives its dosage form as tablet, extended release and its route as oral.

The labeler, the company named on the label, is 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 one NDC (National Drug Code), 52817-0375-30.

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 $457.07 for 30 tablets (30 × $15.23568 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 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 NDC

Other strengths, forms and brands

3 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name clonidine with CLONIDINE HCL ER 0.17 MG TAB.

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
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 this page
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

Its NADAC price is $15.23568 per EA filed.

Of the 22 other products in FDA’s Central alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist class priced per EA, 0 have a higher middle NADAC price and 22 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 0.17 MG TAB labelled estimated?
Beyond what the card shows, the records give these reasons: 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. 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.