OpenBilldrug price receipt

NADAC week of 2026-10-14

METOPROLOL-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 100-50 MG TAB

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$40.79 filed

30 × $1.3598 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

$24.49 filed

30 × $0.81638 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

0.60× estimated

Medicare paid 40% less than pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Metoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide” / “Metoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide” 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

$51.91 estimated

$40.79 + $6.12 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $51.91

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

METOPROLOL-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 100-50 MG TAB is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as metoprolol tartrate and hydrochlorothiazide.

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

The labeler, the company named on the label, is Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

FDA lists it under 2 Established Pharmacologic Classes: beta-Adrenergic Blocker and Thiazide Diuretic.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 00378-0445-01.

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 $40.79 for 30 tablets (30 × $1.3598 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.

The NDC

Other strengths, forms and brands

2 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name metoprolol tartrate and hydrochlorothiazide with METOPROLOL-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 100-50 MG TAB.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
METOPROLOL-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 50-25 MG TAB
generic · tablet
$0.90917 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.81638 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
METOPROLOL-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 100-25 MG TAB
generic · tablet
$1.4111 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.81638 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
METOPROLOL-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 100-50 MG TAB this page
generic · tablet
$1.3598 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.81638 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

Its NADAC price is $1.3598 per EA filed.

Of the 76 other products in FDA’s beta-Adrenergic Blocker class priced per EA, 25 have a higher middle NADAC price and 51 a lower one. The one in the middle is ATENOLOL-CHLORTHALIDONE 50-25, at $0.22171 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Of the 68 other products in FDA’s Thiazide Diuretic class priced per EA, 20 have a higher middle NADAC price and 48 a lower one. The one in the middle is TELMISARTAN-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 40-12.5 MG TB, at $0.3567 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 $24.49 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.81638 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Metoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide” and “Metoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 33,203 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 METOPROLOL-HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 100-50 MG TAB 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 Metoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide / Metoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide: 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.