OpenBilldrug price receipt

NADAC week of 2026-10-14

METAXALONE 400 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$77.79 filed

30 × $2.59291 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

$45.50 filed

30 × $1.5165 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

0.58× estimated

Medicare paid 42% less than pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Metaxalone” 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

$94.46 estimated

$77.79 + $11.67 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $94.46

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. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)

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What it is

METAXALONE 400 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as metaxalone.

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

Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC and CIPLA USA INC.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Muscle Relaxant.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 2 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 $77.79 for 30 tablets (30 × $2.59291 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 2 NDCs

Other strengths, forms and brands

1 other product in the NADAC file shares the FDA nonproprietary name metaxalone with METAXALONE 400 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
METAXALONE 400 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet
$2.59291 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.5165 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
METAXALONE 800 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.45237 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.5165 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 2 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $2.59291 per EA filed.

Of the 22 other products in FDA’s Muscle Relaxant class priced per EA, 6 have a higher middle NADAC price and 16 a lower one. The one in the middle is CARISOPRODOL 250 MG TABLET, at $0.47389 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 $45.50 for 30 tablets, at an average of $1.5165 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Metaxalone”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 71,567 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 METAXALONE 400 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 Metaxalone / Metaxalone: 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.