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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

GEMFIBROZIL 600 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$3.11 filed

30 × $0.10376 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

$4.78 filed

30 × $0.15924 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

1.5× estimated

Medicare paid 1.5× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Gemfibrozil” 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

$8.58 estimated

$3.11 + $0.47 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $8.58

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

GEMFIBROZIL 600 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as gemfibrozil.

FDA gives its dosage form as “tablet, film coated” and “tablet” and its route as oral.

FDA lists 10 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc., Northstar RxLLC and Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Peroxisome Proliferator Receptor alpha Agonist.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 23 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 $3.11 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.10376 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.

The 10 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Exelan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.3$0.10376 per EA filed
Aurobindo Pharma Limited2$0.10376 per EA filed
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2$0.10376 per EA filed
Cipla USA Inc.2$0.10376 per EA filed
NorthStar Rx LLC2$0.10376 per EA filed
Northstar RxLLC2$0.10376 per EA filed
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.2$0.10376 per EA filed
American Health Packaging1$0.10376 per EA filed
AvPAK1$0.10376 per EA filed
Chartwell RX, LLC1$0.10376 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory5$0.10376 per EA filed
All 23 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 16571-0784-06 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16571-0784-50 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16714-0101-02 · Northstar RxLLC · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16714-0101-05 · Northstar RxLLC · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 24658-0260-05 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 24658-0260-18 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 24658-0260-60 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 31722-0128-05 · Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 31722-0128-60 · Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0350-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0350-15 · AvPAK · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0224-01 · American Health Packaging · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0224-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62135-0160-60 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65862-0624-05 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65862-0624-60 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69097-0821-03 · Cipla USA Inc. · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69097-0821-12 · Cipla USA Inc. · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 72603-0206-01 · NorthStar Rx LLC · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 72603-0206-02 · NorthStar Rx LLC · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 76282-0225-05 · Exelan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 76282-0225-18 · Exelan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 76282-0225-60 · Exelan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.10376 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Compared with its class

The middle of its 23 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.10376 per EA filed.

Of the 23 other products in FDA’s Peroxisome Proliferator Receptor alpha Agonist class priced per EA, 17 have a higher middle NADAC price and 6 a lower one. The one in the middle is PIOGLITAZONE-METFORMIN 15-850, at $0.23908 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 $4.78 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.15924 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Gemfibrozil”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 754,028 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 GEMFIBROZIL 600 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 Gemfibrozil / Gemfibrozil: 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.