Why is the comparison with Medicare for INDOMETHACIN 25 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 Indomethacin* / Indomethacin: 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. *: CMS says this average reflects multiple routes of administration, which may have different unit prices. All 14 NADAC NDCs the name join matched to it have an FDA route including ORAL. 2 of the 14 NDCs that point at this name are not listed in the FDA NDC Directory as packages of their own; their route was taken from FDA's record for the same product (labeler and product code).

INDOMETHACIN 25 MG CAPSULE

For 30 capsules

Pharmacies pay

$2.80 filed

30 × $0.09341 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

$7.83 filed

30 × $0.26092 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

2.8× estimated

Medicare paid 2.8× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Indomethacin*” / “Indomethacin” 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

$8.22 estimated

$2.80 + $0.42 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $8.22

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

INDOMETHACIN 25 MG CAPSULE is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as indomethacin.

FDA gives its dosage form as capsule and its route as oral.

FDA lists 4 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc., AvPAK and Chartwell RX, LLC.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 7 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 6 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 $2.80 for 30 capsules (30 × $0.09341 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 4 labelers

Labeler	NDCs	Pharmacies pay per unit
Chartwell RX, LLC	2	$0.09341 per EA filed
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA	2	$0.09341 per EA filed
AvPAK	1	$0.09341 per EA filed
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	1	$0.09341 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory	1	$0.09341 per EA filed

All 7 NDCs, with labeler and price

31722-0542-01 · Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.09341 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
50268-0430-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.09341 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
50268-0430-15 · AvPAK · $0.09341 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
62135-0067-18 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.09341 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
62135-0067-90 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.09341 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
68462-0406-01 · Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA · $0.09341 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
68462-0406-10 · Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA · $0.09341 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

2 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name indomethacin with INDOMETHACIN 25 MG CAPSULE.

Product	Pharmacies pay per unit	Medicare per unit
INDOMETHACIN 25 MG CAPSULE this page generic · capsule	$0.09341 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	$0.26092 per EA filed Part D 2024 average
INDOMETHACIN 50 MG CAPSULE generic · capsule	$0.13013 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	$0.26092 per EA filed Part D 2024 average
INDOMETHACIN ER 75 MG CAPSULE generic · capsule, extended release	$0.20992 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	$0.55877 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 7 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.09341 per EA filed.

Of the 154 other products in FDA’s Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug class priced per EA, 78 have a higher middle NADAC price and 76 a lower one. The one in the middle is ACETAMINOPHEN-IBUPROFEN 250-125 MG TABLET, at $0.10711 per EA filed (eff. 2026-10-07).

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, 2026-10-07 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

How the class comparison works

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part D paid $7.83 for 30 capsules, at an average of $0.26092 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Indomethacin*” and “Indomethacin”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 247,264 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 INDOMETHACIN 25 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 Indomethacin* / Indomethacin: 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. *: CMS says this average reflects multiple routes of administration, which may have different unit prices. All 14 NADAC NDCs the name join matched to it have an FDA route including ORAL. 2 of the 14 NDCs that point at this name are not listed in the FDA NDC Directory as packages of their own; their route was taken from FDA's record for the same product (labeler and product code).

Its pharmacologic class

Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug 189 products