OpenBilldrug price receipt

NADAC week of 2026-10-14

DOXYCYCLINE MONO 50 MG CAP

For 30 capsules

Pharmacies pay

$4.55 filed

30 × $0.15166 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

$18.10 filed

30 × $0.60341 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

4.0× estimated

Medicare paid 4.0× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Doxycycline Monohydrate” 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

$10.23 estimated

$4.55 + $0.68 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $10.23

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)

Open the interactive card Change the quantity, type what you were charged, and see every record in full.

What it is

DOXYCYCLINE MONO 50 MG CAP is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “doxycycline” and “doxycycline monohydrate”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.

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

FDA lists 5 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them AvPAK, Chartwell RX, LLC. and Strides Pharma Science Limited.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Tetracycline-class Drug.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 8 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 6 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 $4.55 for 30 capsules (30 × $0.15166 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 5 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Strides Pharma Science Limited2$0.15166 per EA filed
AvPAK1$0.15166 per EA filed
Chartwell RX, LLC.1$0.15166 per EA filed
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1$0.15166 per EA filed
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.1$0.15166 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory2$0.15166 per EA filed
All 8 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00713-0570-01 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.15166 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0280-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.15166 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0280-15 · AvPAK · $0.15166 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62135-0260-01 · Chartwell RX, LLC. · $0.15166 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 64380-0179-01 · Strides Pharma Science Limited · $0.15166 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 64380-0920-01 · Strides Pharma Science Limited · $0.15166 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68180-0650-01 · Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.15166 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68382-0782-01 · Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.15166 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

9 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with DOXYCYCLINE MONO 50 MG CAP.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
DOXYCYCLINE 25 MG/5 ML SUSP
generic · powder, for suspension / for suspension
$0.23041 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE 100 MG CAP
generic · capsule
$0.1049 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.48521 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
DOXYCYCLINE IR-DR 40 MG CAP
generic · capsule
$4.67065 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$17.48711 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
DOXYCYCLINE MONO 50 MG CAP this page
generic · capsule
$0.15166 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.60341 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
DOXYCYCLINE MONO 50 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.16036 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
DOXYCYCLINE MONO 75 MG TABLET
generic · tablet / tablet, film coated
$0.3024 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
DOXYCYCLINE MONO 100 MG CAP
generic · capsule
$0.22669 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.60341 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
DOXYCYCLINE MONO 100 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.24891 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
DOXYCYCLINE MONO 150 MG TABLET
generic · tablet / tablet, film coated
$0.63368 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
ORACEA 40 MG CAPSULE
brand · capsule
$29.07589 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$28.57911 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 8 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.15166 per EA filed.

Of the 25 other products in FDA’s Tetracycline-class Drug class priced per EA, 21 have a higher middle NADAC price and 4 a lower one. The one in the middle is MINOCYCLINE 75 MG CAPSULE, at $0.39676 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 $18.10 for 30 capsules, at an average of $0.60341 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Doxycycline Monohydrate”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 1,931,472 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.

1 of the product’s 8 NDCs have this Medicare figure; the other 7 do not, and the interactive card says why for each.

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 DOXYCYCLINE MONO 50 MG CAP 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 Doxycycline Monohydrate / Doxycycline Monohydrate: 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.