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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

DONEPEZIL HCL ODT 10 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$8.74 filed

30 × $0.29119 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

$16.36 filed

30 × $0.54521 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

1.9× estimated

Medicare paid 1.9× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Donepezil HCl ODT” / “Donepezil 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

$15.05 estimated

$8.74 + $1.31 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $15.05

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

DONEPEZIL HCL ODT 10 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as donepezil hydrochloride.

FDA gives its dosage form as tablet, orally disintegrating and its route as oral.

The labeler, the company named on the label, is Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Cholinesterase Inhibitor.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 33342-0030-07.

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 $8.74 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.29119 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 NDC

Other strengths, forms and brands

4 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name donepezil hydrochloride with DONEPEZIL HCL ODT 10 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
DONEPEZIL HCL 5 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.04395 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.2467 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
DONEPEZIL HCL 10 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.04843 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.2467 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
DONEPEZIL HCL 23 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated
$0.73542 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.2467 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
DONEPEZIL HCL ODT 5 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, orally disintegrating
$0.28066 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.54521 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
DONEPEZIL HCL ODT 10 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet, orally disintegrating
$0.29119 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.54521 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

Its NADAC price is $0.29119 per EA filed.

Of the 28 other products in FDA’s Cholinesterase Inhibitor class priced per EA, 20 have a higher middle NADAC price and 8 a lower one. The one in the middle is GALANTAMINE ER 16 MG CAPSULE, at $0.846 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 $16.36 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.54521 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Donepezil HCl ODT” and “Donepezil HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 48,849 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 DONEPEZIL HCL ODT 10 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 Donepezil HCl ODT / Donepezil 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.