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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

GALANTAMINE ER 16 MG CAPSULE

For 30 capsules

Pharmacies pay

$25.38 filed

30 × $0.846 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

$57.71 filed

30 × $1.92377 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

2.3× estimated

Medicare paid 2.3× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Galantamine ER” / “Galantamine HBr” 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

$34.19 estimated

$25.38 + $3.81 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $34.19

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

GALANTAMINE ER 16 MG CAPSULE is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “galantamine” and “galantamine hydrobromide”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.

FDA gives its dosage form as capsule, extended release and its route as oral.

Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. and Aurobindo Pharma Limited.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Cholinesterase Inhibitor.

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 $25.38 for 30 capsules (30 × $0.846 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

Other strengths, forms and brands

5 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with GALANTAMINE ER 16 MG CAPSULE.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
GALANTAMINE ER 8 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule, extended release
$0.80235 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.92377 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
GALANTAMINE ER 16 MG CAPSULE this page
generic · capsule, extended release
$0.846 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.92377 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
GALANTAMINE ER 24 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule, extended release
$0.90496 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.92377 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
GALANTAMINE HBR 4 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated
$0.29398 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
GALANTAMINE HBR 8 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated
$0.40165 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
GALANTAMINE HBR 12 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated
$0.51261 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet

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 $0.846 per EA filed.

Of the 28 other products in FDA’s Cholinesterase Inhibitor class priced per EA, 14 have a higher middle NADAC price and 14 a lower one. The one in the middle is GALANTAMINE ER 8 MG CAPSULE, at $0.80235 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 $57.71 for 30 capsules, at an average of $1.92377 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Galantamine ER” and “Galantamine HBr”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 134,745 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 GALANTAMINE ER 16 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 Galantamine ER / Galantamine HBr: 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.