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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE 1 MG TAB

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$2.26 filed

30 × $0.07519 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

$6.10 filed

30 × $0.20349 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

2.7× estimated

Medicare paid 2.7× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Doxazosin Mesylate” 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

$7.60 estimated

$2.26 + $0.34 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $7.60

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

DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE 1 MG TAB is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “doxazosin” and “doxazosin mesylate”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.

FDA gives its dosage form as tablet and its route as oral.

FDA lists 13 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Upsher-Smith laboratories, LLC and Major Pharmaceuticals.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is alpha-Adrenergic Blocker.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 21 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 18 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 $2.26 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.07519 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 13 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
American Health Packaging2$0.07519 per EA filed
Apotex Corp.2$0.07519 per EA filed
Aurobindo Pharma Limited2$0.07519 per EA filed
Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.2$0.07519 per EA filed
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.2$0.07519 per EA filed
AvPAK1$0.07519 per EA filed
Chartwell RX, LLC1$0.07519 per EA filed
Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.1$0.07519 per EA filed
Major Pharmaceuticals1$0.07519 per EA filed
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.1$0.07519 per EA filed
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.1$0.07519 per EA filed
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.1$0.07519 per EA filed
Upsher-Smith laboratories, LLC1$0.07519 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory3$0.07519 per EA filed
All 21 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00093-2070-01 · Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00832-0356-11 · Upsher-Smith laboratories, LLC · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00904-5522-61 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16571-0165-01 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 23155-0092-01 · Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 29300-0351-01 · Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc. · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 29300-0351-10 · Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc. · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0222-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0222-15 · AvPAK · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 59651-0892-01 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 59651-0892-99 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 59762-1388-07 · Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60505-0093-00 · Apotex Corp. · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60505-0093-01 · Apotex Corp. · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62135-0051-90 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68084-0836-01 · American Health Packaging · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68084-0836-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68084-0836-25 · American Health Packaging · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68084-0836-95 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68382-0783-01 · Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68382-0783-10 · Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.07519 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

4 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE 1 MG TAB.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
CARDURA XL 4 MG TABLET
brand · tablet, film coated, extended release
$6.98895 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$6.71443 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE 1 MG TAB this page
generic · tablet
$0.07519 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.20349 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE 2 MG TAB
generic · tablet
$0.06355 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.20349 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE 4 MG TAB
generic · tablet
$0.08343 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.20349 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE 8 MG TAB
generic · tablet
$0.09759 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23 to 2026-09-30
$0.20349 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

The middle of its 21 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.07519 per EA filed.

Of the 24 other products in FDA’s alpha-Adrenergic Blocker class priced per EA, 18 have a higher middle NADAC price and 6 a lower one. The one in the middle is TERAZOSIN 2 MG CAPSULE, at $0.10551 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 $6.10 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.20349 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Doxazosin Mesylate”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 2,210,014 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 DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE 1 MG TAB 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 Doxazosin Mesylate / Doxazosin Mesylate: 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.