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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

METHYLPREDNISOLONE 4 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$3.63 filed

30 × $0.12107 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

$10.17 filed

30 × $0.33895 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

2.8× estimated

Medicare paid 2.8× what pharmacies pay.

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

$9.17 estimated

$3.63 + $0.54 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $9.17

This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. For a pack this cheap, the $5.00 fee is most of the estimate. 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

METHYLPREDNISOLONE 4 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as methylprednisolone.

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

FDA lists 6 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Par Health USA, LLC, Major Pharmaceuticals and Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Corticosteroid.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 8 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 7 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 $3.63 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.12107 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.

The 6 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Chartwell RX, LLC2$0.12107 per EA filed
American Health Packaging1$0.12107 per EA filed
Major Pharmaceuticals1$0.12107 per EA filed
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.1$0.12107 per EA filed
Par Health USA, LLC1$0.12107 per EA filed
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.1$0.12107 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory1$0.12107 per EA filed
All 8 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00603-4593-21 · Par Health USA, LLC · $0.12107 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00904-6914-61 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.12107 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 59762-4440-03 · Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.12107 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62135-0760-01 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.12107 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62135-0760-21 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.12107 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68084-0149-01 · American Health Packaging · $0.12107 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68084-0149-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.12107 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68382-0916-01 · Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.12107 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

7 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name methylprednisolone with METHYLPREDNISOLONE 4 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
MEDROL 2 MG TABLET
brand · tablet
$1.57028 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.33609 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
MEDROL 4 MG DOSEPAK
brand · tablet
$0.29107 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.33609 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
MEDROL 4 MG TABLET
brand · tablet
$0.2454 per EA filed
eff. 2026-08-19
$0.33609 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 4 MG DOSEPK
generic · tablet
$0.13607 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.33895 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 4 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet
$0.12107 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.33895 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 8 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.93297 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.33895 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 16 MG TAB
generic · tablet
$1.44606 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.33895 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 32 MG TAB
generic · tablet
$2.75486 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.33895 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. 2026-08-19, 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 8 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.12107 per EA filed.

Of the 73 other products in FDA’s Corticosteroid class priced per EA, 66 have a higher middle NADAC price and 7 a lower one. The one in the middle is ADVAIR 100-50 DISKUS, at $2.48669 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 $10.17 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.33895 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Methylprednisolone”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 5,855,933 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 METHYLPREDNISOLONE 4 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 Methylprednisolone / Methylprednisolone: 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.