LOESTRIN FE 1-20 TABLET
FDA nonproprietary name: norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol and ferrous fumarate
For 1 unit (EA)
Pharmacies pay
$8.23 filed
1 × $8.23191 per EA
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-01-01 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare Part D paid
$2.55 filed
1 × $2.54658 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
0.31× estimated
Medicare paid 69% less than pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Loestrin Fe” / “Norethindrone-E.Estradiol-Iron” 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. 2026-01-01 (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
$14.46 estimated
$8.23 + $1.23 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $14.46
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. 2026-01-01 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)
Open the interactive card Change the quantity, type what you were charged, and see every record in full.
What it is
LOESTRIN FE 1-20 TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol and ferrous fumarate, under the trade name “Loestrin Fe 28 Day”.
FDA gives its dosage form as kit.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Teva Women's Health LLC.
FDA lists no Established Pharmacologic Class for it.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 51285-0125-70.
NADAC classes it in its brand rate-setting class B-ANDA, and does not mark it as sold over the counter.
What pharmacies pay
Pharmacies pay $8.23 for 1 unit (EA) (1 × $8.23191 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-01-01. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.
NADAC’s explanation codes for it: 4, carried forward from the previous file; 6, the CMS Covered Outpatient Drug Product File S/I/N drug category was not applied when grouping drugs for the calculation.
This NDC’s NADAC was carried forward from an earlier file (NADAC explanation code 2 or 4), not newly surveyed: it took effect on 2026-01-01. The file is new; the price is not.
NADAC also lists, on the row of one brand NDC, what pharmacies pay for the generic equivalent, a different product: $0.12869 per EA filed.
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes · Carried-forward prices
The NDC
- 51285-0125-70 · Teva Women's Health LLC · $8.23191 per EA · eff. 2026-01-01 filed carried forward
Other strengths, forms and brands
13 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol and ferrous fumarate with LOESTRIN FE 1-20 TABLET.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| AUROVELA 24 FE 1 MG-20 MCG TAB | $0.17478 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| AUROVELA FE 1-20 TABLET | $0.12869 per EA filed | $0.35992 per EA filed |
| AUROVELA FE 1.5 MG-30 MCG TAB | $0.14187 per EA filed | $0.35992 per EA filed |
| CHARLOTTE 24 FE CHEWABLE TAB | $0.3041 per EA filed | $1.26954 per EA filed |
| FINZALA 1-0.02(24)-75 CHEW TAB | $0.3041 per EA filed | $1.19583 per EA filed |
| HAILEY FE 1-20 TABLET | $0.12869 per EA filed | $0.34087 per EA filed |
| HAILEY FE 1.5-30 TABLET | $0.14187 per EA filed | $0.34087 per EA filed |
| JUNEL FE 1 MG-20 MCG TABLET | $0.12869 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| JUNEL FE 1.5 MG-30 MCG TABLET | $0.14187 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| JUNEL FE 24 TABLET | $0.17478 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| LOESTRIN FE 1-20 TABLET this page | $8.23191 per EA filed | $2.54658 per EA filed |
| NORETH-EE-FE 1-0.02(24)-75 CAP | $0.96176 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| TARINA 24 FE 1 MG-20 MCG TAB | $0.17478 per EA filed | $0.8796 per EA filed |
| TARINA FE 1-20 EQ TABLET | $0.12869 per EA filed | $0.42441 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. 2026-01-01, 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
What Medicare paid
Medicare Part D paid $2.55 for 1 unit (EA), at an average of $2.54658 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Loestrin Fe” and “Norethindrone-E.Estradiol-Iron”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 113 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 1 unit (EA)? 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 LOESTRIN FE 1-20 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 Loestrin Fe / Norethindrone-E.Estradiol-Iron: 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 brand name.
- Why does this page start at 1 unit (EA)?
- NADAC prices this product per EA, and the FDA NDC Directory lists its NDC as dosage form “KIT” with no route. Only a tablet, capsule, lozenge or troche with route “ORAL”, or a tablet or film with route “SUBLINGUAL” or “BUCCAL”, starts at 30, and this is not one. NADAC’s EA for it may be the whole kit or one item in it, and the files do not say which. So the card starts at 1 unit (EA) rather than guess how many make up a fill; change it to match your prescription.