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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

COLCHICINE 0.6 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$3.66 filed

30 × $0.1221 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

$34.05 filed

30 × $1.13493 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

9.3× estimated

Medicare paid 9.3× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Colchicine” 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

$9.21 estimated

$3.66 + $0.55 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $9.21

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

COLCHICINE 0.6 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as colchicine.

FDA gives its dosage form as “tablet, film coated” and “tablet” and its route as oral.

FDA lists 13 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Major Pharmaceuticals, Northstar Rx LLC. and Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Alkaloid.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 29 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 23 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 $3.66 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.1221 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 13 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Dr.Reddys Laboratories, Inc.3$0.1221 per EA filed
American Health Packaging2$0.1221 per EA filed
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC2$0.1221 per EA filed
Aurobindo Pharma Limited2$0.1221 per EA filed
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2$0.1221 per EA filed
Chartwell RX, LLC2$0.1221 per EA filed
Northstar Rx LLC.2$0.1221 per EA filed
Par Health USA, LLC2$0.1221 per EA filed
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.2$0.1221 per EA filed
Ascend Laboratories, LLC1$0.1221 per EA filed
AvPAK1$0.1221 per EA filed
Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.1$0.1221 per EA filed
Major Pharmaceuticals1$0.1221 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory6$0.1221 per EA filed
All 29 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00591-2562-01 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00591-2562-30 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00904-7120-04 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16714-0039-01 · Northstar Rx LLC. · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16714-0039-02 · Northstar Rx LLC. · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 23155-0855-01 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 23155-0855-03 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 31722-0899-01 · Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 31722-0899-30 · Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 43598-0372-01 · Dr.Reddys Laboratories, Inc. · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 43598-0372-10 · Dr.Reddys Laboratories, Inc. · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 43598-0372-30 · Dr.Reddys Laboratories, Inc. · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 49884-0171-01 · Par Health USA, LLC · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 49884-0171-11 · Par Health USA, LLC · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0187-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0187-15 · AvPAK · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 59651-0455-01 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 59651-0455-30 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0727-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0727-21 · American Health Packaging · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0727-65 · American Health Packaging · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62135-0789-30 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62135-0789-90 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65162-0710-03 · Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65162-0710-09 · Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 67877-0589-01 · Ascend Laboratories, LLC · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 70010-0002-01 · Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 70710-1351-01 · Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 70710-1351-03 · Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.1221 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

2 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name colchicine with COLCHICINE 0.6 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
COLCHICINE 0.6 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule
$1.75282 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.13493 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
COLCHICINE 0.6 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.1221 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.13493 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
MITIGARE 0.6 MG CAPSULE
brand · capsule
$6.02925 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$6.03434 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 29 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.1221 per EA filed.

Of the 4 other products in FDA’s Alkaloid class priced per EA, 4 have a higher middle NADAC price and 0 a lower one. The one in the middle is COLCHICINE 0.6 MG CAPSULE, at $1.75282 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 $34.05 for 30 tablets, at an average of $1.13493 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Colchicine”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 1,495,868 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 COLCHICINE 0.6 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 Colchicine / Colchicine: 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.