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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

METHADONE HCL 10 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$5.31 filed

30 × $0.17691 per EA

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23, 2026-09-30 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

Medicare Part D paid

$6.29 filed

30 × $0.20981 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

1.2× estimated

Medicare paid 1.2× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Methadone HCl*” / “Methadone HCl” 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, 2026-09-30 (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

$11.11 estimated

$5.31 + $0.80 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $11.11

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, 2026-09-30 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)

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What it is

METHADONE HCL 10 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “methadone hydrochloride” and “methadone”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.

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

FDA lists 8 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., SpecGx LLC and Major Pharmaceuticals.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Opioid Agonist.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 13 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 12 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 $5.31 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.17691 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; those prices took effect between 2026-09-23 and 2026-09-30. 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.

The 8 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
SpecGx LLC3$0.17691 per EA filed
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.2$0.17691 per EA filed
VistaPharm, LLC2$0.17691 per EA filed
American Health Packaging1$0.17691 per EA filed
Ascend Laboratories, LLC1$0.17691 per EA filed
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc1$0.17691 per EA filed
Elite Laboratories, Inc.1$0.17691 per EA filed
Major Pharmaceuticals1$0.17691 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory1$0.17691 per EA filed

When these prices took effect

All 13 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00054-0710-20 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.17691 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00054-0710-25 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.17691 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00406-5771-01 · SpecGx LLC · $0.17691 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00406-5771-23 · SpecGx LLC · $0.17691 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00406-5771-62 · SpecGx LLC · $0.17691 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00904-7417-61 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.17691 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 31722-0947-01 · Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc · $0.17691 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0910-01 · American Health Packaging · $0.17691 per EA · eff. 2026-09-30 filed
  • 60687-0910-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.17691 per EA · eff. 2026-09-30 filed
  • 64850-0604-01 · Elite Laboratories, Inc. · $0.17691 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 66689-0820-10 · VistaPharm, LLC · $0.17691 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 66689-0836-99 · VistaPharm, LLC · $0.17691 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 67877-0660-01 · Ascend Laboratories, LLC · $0.17691 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 METHADONE HCL 10 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
METHADONE 10 MG/ML ORAL CONC
generic · concentrate
$0.54234 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
METHADONE HCL 5 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.16157 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.20981 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
METHADONE HCL 10 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet
$0.17691 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23 to 2026-09-30
$0.20981 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
METHADONE INTENSOL 10 MG/ML
generic · concentrate
$0.54234 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet

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, 2026-09-30 · 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 13 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.17691 per EA filed.

Of the 108 other products in FDA’s Opioid Agonist class priced per EA, 86 have a higher middle NADAC price and 22 a lower one. The one in the middle is MORPHINE SULF ER 100 MG TABLET, at $0.85389 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 $6.29 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.20981 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Methadone HCl*” and “Methadone HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 556,775 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 METHADONE HCL 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 Methadone HCl* / Methadone 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. *: CMS says this average reflects multiple routes of administration, which may have different unit prices. All 22 NADAC NDCs the name join matched to it have an FDA route including ORAL. 1 of the 21 NDCs that point at this name is not listed in the FDA NDC Directory as a package of its own; its route was taken from FDA's record for the same product (labeler and product code). 21 of 22 NADAC NDCs joined to this name are priced per EA (1 per ML): CMS's average mixes those units.