DESCOVY 120-15 MG TABLET
FDA nonproprietary name: emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$2,245.62 filed
30 × $74.85402 per EA
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-06-29 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare Part D paid
$2,165.76 filed
30 × $72.19217 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
0.96× estimated
Medicare paid about what pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Descovy” / “Emtricitabine/Tenofov Alafenam” 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. 2026-06-29 (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
$2,587.46 estimated
$2,245.62 + $336.84 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $2,587.46
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. 2026-06-29 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)
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What it is
DESCOVY 120-15 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide, under the trade name “DESCOVY”.
FDA gives its dosage form as tablet and its route as oral.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Gilead Sciences, Inc.
FDA lists it under 2 Established Pharmacologic Classes: Hepatitis B Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 61958-2005-01.
NADAC classes it as a brand-name drug (rate-setting class B), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.
What pharmacies pay
Pharmacies pay $2,245.62 for 30 tablets (30 × $74.85402 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-06-29. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.
NADAC’s explanation code for it: 4, carried forward from the previous file.
This NDC’s NADAC was carried forward from an earlier file (NADAC explanation code 2 or 4), not newly surveyed: it took effect on 2026-06-29. The file is new; the price is not.
What NADAC measures · Why 30 tablets · NADAC explanation codes · Carried-forward prices
The NDC
- 61958-2005-01 · Gilead Sciences, Inc. · $74.85402 per EA · eff. 2026-06-29 filed carried forward
Other strengths, forms and brands
1 other product in the NADAC file shares the FDA nonproprietary name emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide with DESCOVY 120-15 MG TABLET.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| DESCOVY 120-15 MG TABLET this page | $74.85402 per EA filed | $72.19217 per EA filed |
| DESCOVY 200-25 MG TABLET | $74.94147 per EA filed | $72.19217 per EA filed |
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. 2026-06-29 · 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 $74.85402 per EA filed.
Of the 28 other products in FDA’s Hepatitis B Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor class priced per EA, 12 have a higher middle NADAC price and 16 a lower one. The one in the middle is BARACLUDE 0.5 MG TABLET, at $44.18654 per EA filed (eff. 2025-11-19).
Of the 28 other products in FDA’s Human Immunodeficiency Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor class priced per EA, 12 have a higher middle NADAC price and 16 a lower one. The one in the middle is VIREAD 300 MG TABLET, at $40.6865 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. 2025-11-19, 2026-06-29, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
What Medicare paid
Medicare Part D paid $2,165.76 for 30 tablets, at an average of $72.19217 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Descovy” and “Emtricitabine/Tenofov Alafenam”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 238,782 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 Part D spending measures · Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How the spread is worked out
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.
- What is your cash price for 30 tablets? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- If you have Medicare Part D: what is my plan’s copay or coinsurance for it? The Part D average on this page is not what you pay.
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.
Questions
- Why is the comparison with Medicare for DESCOVY 120-15 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 Descovy / Emtricitabine/Tenofov Alafenam: 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 brand name.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic classes
- Hepatitis B Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor
Related in the same class
- DOVATO 50-300 MG TABLET
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