METHYLPHENIDATE ER(LA) 40 MG CP

What it is

METHYLPHENIDATE ER(LA) 40 MG CP is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “methylphenidate hydrochloride” and “methylphenidate”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name, under the trade name “Methylphenidate Hydrochloride (LA)”.

FDA gives its dosage form as capsule, extended release and its route as oral.

Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Sandoz Inc, Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Central Nervous System Stimulant.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 5 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 4 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 $55.61 for 30 capsules (30 × $1.85373 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 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 capsules · NADAC explanation codes

All 5 NDCs

• 00093-5348-01 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $1.85373 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
• 00781-2364-01 · Sandoz Inc · $1.85373 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
• 00781-2386-01 · Sandoz Inc · $1.85373 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
• 70010-0015-01 · Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $1.85373 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
• 75907-0052-01 · Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc · $1.85373 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

66 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with METHYLPHENIDATE ER(LA) 40 MG CP. The 23 below share a strength or dosage form with it first; search OpenBill for the rest.

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. 2025-10-22, 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 5 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $1.85373 per EA filed.

Of the 203 other products in FDA’s Central Nervous System Stimulant class priced per EA, 122 have a higher middle NADAC price and 81 a lower one. The one in the middle is FOCALIN XR 5 MG CAPSULE, at $4.70352 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

How the class comparison works

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part D paid $102.38 for 30 capsules, at an average of $3.41274 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Methylphenidate ER (La)” and “Methylphenidate HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 25,549 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.

4 of the product’s 5 NDCs have this Medicare figure; the other 1 do not, and the interactive card says why for each.

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 capsules? 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.