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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

DOVATO 50-300 MG TABLET

FDA nonproprietary name: dolutegravir sodium and lamivudine

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$3,156.74 filed

30 × $105.22465 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

$2,954.98 filed

30 × $98.49917 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

0.94× estimated

Medicare paid 6% less than pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Dovato” / “Dolutegravir Sodium/Lamivudine” 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

$3,635.25 estimated

$3,156.74 + $473.51 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $3,635.25

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

DOVATO 50-300 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as dolutegravir sodium and lamivudine, under the trade name “Dovato”.

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

The labeler, the company named on the label, is ViiV Healthcare Company.

FDA lists it under 3 Established Pharmacologic Classes: Hepatitis B Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitor and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 2 NDCs (National Drug Codes).

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 $3,156.74 for 30 tablets (30 × $105.22465 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.

All 2 NDCs

Compared with its class

The middle of its 2 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $105.22465 per EA filed.

Of the 28 other products in FDA’s Hepatitis B Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor class priced per EA, 9 have a higher middle NADAC price and 19 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 7 other products in FDA’s Human Immunodeficiency Virus Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitor class priced per EA, 4 have a higher middle NADAC price and 3 a lower one. The one in the middle is JULUCA 50-25 MG TABLET, at $121.86639 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Of the 28 other products in FDA’s Human Immunodeficiency Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor class priced per EA, 9 have a higher middle NADAC price and 19 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, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part D paid $2,954.98 for 30 tablets, at an average of $98.49917 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Dovato” and “Dolutegravir Sodium/Lamivudine”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 176,933 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 DOVATO 50-300 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 Dovato / Dolutegravir Sodium/Lamivudine: 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.