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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

GLIPIZIDE-METFORMIN 2.5-250 MG

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$7.25 filed

30 × $0.2418 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

$8.34 filed

30 × $0.2779 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 “Glipizide-Metformin” / “Glipizide/Metformin 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

$13.34 estimated

$7.25 + $1.09 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $13.34

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

GLIPIZIDE-METFORMIN 2.5-250 MG is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “glipizide and metformin hcl” and “glipizide and metformin hydrochloride”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.

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

FDA lists 4 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Chartwell RX, LLC.

FDA lists it under 2 Established Pharmacologic Classes: Biguanide and Sulfonylurea.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 4 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 $7.25 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.2418 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 4 NDCs

Other strengths, forms and brands

2 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with GLIPIZIDE-METFORMIN 2.5-250 MG.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
GLIPIZIDE-METFORMIN 2.5-250 MG this page
generic · tablet, film coated
$0.2418 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.2779 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
GLIPIZIDE-METFORMIN 2.5-500 MG
generic · tablet, film coated
$0.22051 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.2779 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
GLIPIZIDE-METFORMIN 5-500 MG
generic · tablet, film coated
$0.20234 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.2779 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 4 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.2418 per EA filed.

Of the 71 other products in FDA’s Biguanide class priced per EA, 60 have a higher middle NADAC price and 11 a lower one. The one in the middle is SYNJARDY XR 5-1,000 MG TABLET, at $5.61111 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Of the 20 other products in FDA’s Sulfonylurea class priced per EA, 3 have a higher middle NADAC price and 17 a lower one. The one in the middle is GLIPIZIDE ER 2.5 MG TABLET, at $0.09927 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 $8.34 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.2779 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Glipizide-Metformin” and “Glipizide/Metformin HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 224,327 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 GLIPIZIDE-METFORMIN 2.5-250 MG 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 Glipizide-Metformin / Glipizide/Metformin 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.