MAXALT MLT 10 MG TABLET
FDA nonproprietary name: rizatriptan benzoate
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$1,326.42 filed
30 × $44.21394 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
$1,232.38 filed
30 × $41.07929 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
0.93× estimated
Medicare paid 7% less than pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Maxalt Mlt” / “Rizatriptan Benzoate” 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
$1,530.38 estimated
$1,326.42 + $198.96 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $1,530.38
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)
Open the interactive card Change the quantity, type what you were charged, and see every record in full.
What it is
MAXALT MLT 10 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as rizatriptan benzoate, under the trade name “MAXALT-MLT”.
FDA gives its dosage form as tablet, orally disintegrating and its route as oral.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Organon LLC.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Serotonin-1b and Serotonin-1d Receptor Agonist.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 2 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 1 of them.
NADAC classes it as a brand-name drug (rate-setting class B), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.
What pharmacies pay
Pharmacies pay $1,326.42 for 30 tablets (30 × $44.21394 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.
NADAC also lists, on the row of its brand NDCs, what pharmacies pay for the generic equivalent, a different product: $0.50969 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 · Why 30 tablets · NADAC explanation codes
All 2 NDCs
- 78206-0143-01 · Organon LLC · $44.21394 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 78206-0143-99 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $44.21394 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
5 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name rizatriptan benzoate with MAXALT MLT 10 MG TABLET.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| MAXALT 10 MG TABLET | $44.4765 per EA filed | $40.70373 per EA filed |
| MAXALT MLT 10 MG TABLET this page | $44.21394 per EA filed | $41.07929 per EA filed |
| RIZATRIPTAN 5 MG ODT | $0.54459 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| RIZATRIPTAN 5 MG TABLET | $0.34799 per EA filed | $1.5334 per EA filed |
| RIZATRIPTAN 10 MG ODT | $0.50969 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| RIZATRIPTAN 10 MG TABLET | $0.33545 per EA filed | $1.5334 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
Compared with its class
The middle of its 2 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $44.21394 per EA filed.
Of the 28 other products in FDA’s Serotonin-1b and Serotonin-1d Receptor Agonist class priced per EA, 6 have a higher middle NADAC price and 22 a lower one. The one in the middle is ZOLMITRIPTAN 2.5 MG ODT, at $2.06825 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 $1,232.38 for 30 tablets, at an average of $41.07929 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Maxalt Mlt” and “Rizatriptan Benzoate”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 1,520 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 tablets? 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 MAXALT MLT 10 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 Maxalt Mlt / Rizatriptan Benzoate: 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.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic class
Related in the same class
- NARATRIPTAN HCL 1 MG TABLET
- ELETRIPTAN HBR 20 MG TABLET
- SUMATRIPTAN 20 MG NASAL SPRAY
- ZOLMITRIPTAN 2.5 MG ODT
- FROVATRIPTAN SUCC 2.5 MG TAB