ETHAMBUTOL HCL 100 MG TABLET
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$9.12 filed
30 × $0.30403 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
$19.68 filed
30 × $0.65617 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
2.2× estimated
Medicare paid 2.2× what pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Ethambutol 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
$15.49 estimated
$9.12 + $1.37 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $15.49
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
ETHAMBUTOL HCL 100 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as ethambutol hydrochloride.
FDA gives its dosage form as “tablet, film coated” and “tablet” and its route as oral.
Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Epic Pharma, LLC and Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Antimycobacterial.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 2 NDCs (National Drug Codes).
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 $9.12 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.30403 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 tablets · NADAC explanation codes
All 2 NDCs
- 42806-0101-01 · Epic Pharma, LLC · $0.30403 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 68180-0280-01 · Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.30403 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
1 other product in the NADAC file shares the FDA nonproprietary name ethambutol hydrochloride with ETHAMBUTOL HCL 100 MG TABLET.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| ETHAMBUTOL HCL 100 MG TABLET this page | $0.30403 per EA filed | $0.65617 per EA filed |
| ETHAMBUTOL HCL 400 MG TABLET | $0.458 per EA filed | $0.65617 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
The middle of its 2 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.30403 per EA filed.
Of the 4 other products in FDA’s Antimycobacterial class priced per EA, 4 have a higher middle NADAC price and 0 a lower one. The one in the middle is PYRAZINAMIDE 500 MG TABLET, at $1.30807 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 $19.68 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.65617 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Ethambutol HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 73,812 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 tablets? 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 ETHAMBUTOL HCL 100 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 Ethambutol HCl / Ethambutol 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.