EQUETRO 200 MG CAPSULE
FDA nonproprietary name: carbamazepine
For 30 capsules
Pharmacies pay
$125.53 filed
30 × $4.18424 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
$131.84 filed
30 × $4.39455 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
1.1× estimated
Medicare paid 1.1× what pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Equetro” / “Carbamazepine” 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
$149.36 estimated
$125.53 + $18.83 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $149.36
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
EQUETRO 200 MG CAPSULE is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as carbamazepine, under the trade name “EQUETRO”.
FDA gives its dosage form as capsule, extended release and its route as oral.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Validus Pharmaceuticals LLC.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Mood Stabilizer.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 30698-0421-12.
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 $125.53 for 30 capsules (30 × $4.18424 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.
What NADAC measures · Why 30 capsules · NADAC explanation codes
The NDC
- 30698-0421-12 · Validus Pharmaceuticals LLC · $4.18424 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
19 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name carbamazepine with EQUETRO 200 MG CAPSULE.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| CARBAMAZEPINE 100 MG TAB CHEW | $0.24261 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| CARBAMAZEPINE 100 MG/5 ML SUSP | $0.09255 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| CARBAMAZEPINE 200 MG TABLET | $0.11939 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| CARBAMAZEPINE ER 100 MG CAP | $1.06785 per EA filed | $0.97861 per EA filed |
| CARBAMAZEPINE ER 100 MG TABLET | $0.20207 per EA filed | $0.97861 per EA filed |
| CARBAMAZEPINE ER 200 MG CAP | $1.05271 per EA filed | $0.97861 per EA filed |
| CARBAMAZEPINE ER 200 MG TABLET | $0.39888 per EA filed | $0.97861 per EA filed |
| CARBAMAZEPINE ER 300 MG CAP | $1.07458 per EA filed | $0.97861 per EA filed |
| CARBAMAZEPINE ER 400 MG TABLET | $0.65275 per EA filed | $0.97861 per EA filed |
| CARBATROL ER 100 MG CAPSULE | $1.69958 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| CARBATROL ER 200 MG CAPSULE | $1.69319 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| CARBATROL ER 300 MG CAPSULE | $1.6954 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| EQUETRO 100 MG CAPSULE | $3.65288 per EA filed | $4.39455 per EA filed |
| EQUETRO 200 MG CAPSULE this page | $4.18424 per EA filed | $4.39455 per EA filed |
| EQUETRO 300 MG CAPSULE | $4.70075 per EA filed | $4.39455 per EA filed |
| TEGRETOL 100 MG/5 ML SUSP | $0.43673 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| TEGRETOL 200 MG TABLET | $3.03973 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| TEGRETOL XR 100 MG TABLET | $1.62811 per EA filed | $3.97254 per EA filed |
| TEGRETOL XR 200 MG TABLET | $3.24731 per EA filed | $3.97254 per EA filed |
| TEGRETOL XR 400 MG TABLET | $6.48996 per EA filed | $3.97254 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. 2026-09-23 · 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 $4.18424 per EA filed.
Of the 72 other products in FDA’s Mood Stabilizer class priced per EA, 20 have a higher middle NADAC price and 52 a lower one. The one in the middle is LAMOTRIGINE ER 300 MG TABLET, at $1.25965 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 $131.84 for 30 capsules, at an average of $4.39455 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Equetro” and “Carbamazepine”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 2,532 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 capsules? 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 EQUETRO 200 MG CAPSULE 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 Equetro / Carbamazepine: 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 class
Related in the same class
- LAMOTRIGINE 100 MG TABLET
- DIVALPROEX SOD ER 250 MG TAB
- LITHIUM CARBONATE 150 MG CAP
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