MECLIZINE 50 MG TABLET
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$74.53 filed
30 × $2.48424 per EA
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
Medicare Part D paid
$4.43 filed
30 × $0.1477 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
0.06× estimated
These two figures may not measure the same thing
At 0.06×, the Medicare figure is 0.2 times what pharmacies pay or less. A gap that large means the two figures may not describe the same unit or product, or the price may have changed between their dates; check what each one covers before relying on the multiple.
This product’s middle NADAC price, $2.48424 per EA, is 56.2× the middle NADAC price of the 2 other products CMS averages under “Meclizine HCl” ($0.04419 per EA), so the Part D average may mostly describe those products, not this one.
OpenBill calculation · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv + nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23, 2026-10-07 (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
$90.71 estimated
$74.53 + $11.18 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $90.71
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, 2026-10-07 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)
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What it is
MECLIZINE 50 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “meclizine” and “meclizine hydrochloride”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.
FDA gives its dosage form as “tablet” and “tablet, film coated” and its route as oral.
Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc., Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Chartwell RX, LLC.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Antiemetic.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 3 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 $74.53 for 30 tablets (30 × $2.48424 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; those prices took effect between 2026-09-23 and 2026-10-07. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.
NADAC’s explanation codes for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey; 6, the CMS Covered Outpatient Drug Product File S/I/N drug category was not applied when grouping drugs for the calculation.
What NADAC measures · Why 30 tablets · NADAC explanation codes
All 3 NDCs
- 16571-0662-01 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $2.48424 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 23155-0943-01 · Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $2.48424 per EA · eff. 2026-10-07 filed
- 62135-0954-60 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $2.48424 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
3 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with MECLIZINE 50 MG TABLET.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| MECLIZINE 12.5 MG TABLET | $0.03127 to $0.04419 per EA filed | $0.1477 per EA filed |
| MECLIZINE 25 MG TABLET | $0.07568 to $0.12808 per EA filed | $0.1477 per EA filed |
| MECLIZINE 25 MG TABLET CHEW | $0.03334 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| MECLIZINE 50 MG TABLET this page | $2.48424 per EA filed | $0.1477 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. 2026-09-23, 2026-10-07 · 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 3 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $2.48424 per EA filed.
Of the 10 other products in FDA’s Antiemetic class priced per EA, 0 have a higher middle NADAC price and 10 a lower one. The one in the middle is MOTION-TIME 25 MG TABLET CHEW, at $0.03334 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, 2026-10-07 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
What Medicare paid
Medicare Part D paid $4.43 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.1477 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Meclizine HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 3,025,148 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 MECLIZINE 50 MG TABLET labelled estimated?
- Beyond what the card shows, the records give these reasons: Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Meclizine HCl” into one figure, so it is not specific to this NDC. 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 Meclizine HCl / Meclizine 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.