Why is the comparison with Medicare for METOPROLOL TARTRATE 12.5 MG TB labelled estimated?

Beyond what the card shows, the records give these reasons: Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Metoprolol Tartrate*” / “Metoprolol Tartrate” into one figure, so it is not specific to this NDC. 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 Tartrate* / Metoprolol Tartrate: 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 79 NADAC NDCs the name join matched to it have an FDA route including ORAL. 7 of the 79 NDCs that point at this name are not listed in the FDA NDC Directory as packages of their own; their route was taken from FDA's record for the same product (labeler and product code).

METOPROLOL TARTRATE 12.5 MG TB

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$86.23 filed

30 × $2.87431 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

$1.77 filed

30 × $0.05911 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

0.02× estimated

These two figures may not measure the same thing

At 0.02×, the Medicare figure is 0.2 times what pharmacies pay or less. A gap that large means the two figures may not describe the same unit or product, or the price may have changed between their dates; check what each one covers before relying on the multiple.

This product’s middle NADAC price, $2.87431 per EA, is 100× the middle NADAC price of the 5 other products CMS averages under “Metoprolol Tartrate*” / “Metoprolol Tartrate” ($0.02866 per EA), so the Part D average may mostly describe those products, not this one.

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

$104.16 estimated

$86.23 + $12.93 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $104.16

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 TARTRATE 12.5 MG TB is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as metoprolol tartrate.

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

The labeler, the company named on the label, is Advagen Pharma Limited.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is beta-Adrenergic Blocker.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 72888-0197-03.

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 $86.23 for 30 tablets (30 × $2.87431 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 tablets · NADAC explanation codes

The NDC

72888-0197-03 · Advagen Pharma Limited · $2.87431 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

7 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name metoprolol tartrate with METOPROLOL TARTRATE 12.5 MG TB.

Product	Pharmacies pay per unit	Medicare per unit
LOPRESSOR 10 MG/ML ORAL SOLN brand · solution	$1.19616 per ML filed eff. 2026-09-23	We don’t know yet
LOPRESSOR 50 MG TABLET brand · tablet	$2.41634 per EA filed eff. 2026-01-21	We don’t know yet
METOPROLOL TARTRATE 12.5 MG TB this page generic · tablet	$2.87431 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	$0.05911 per EA filed Part D 2024 average
METOPROLOL TARTRATE 25 MG TAB generic · tablet, film coated / tablet	$0.01587 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	$0.05911 per EA filed Part D 2024 average
METOPROLOL TARTRATE 37.5 MG TB generic · tablet, film coated	$0.07585 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	$0.05911 per EA filed Part D 2024 average
METOPROLOL TARTRATE 50 MG TAB generic · tablet, film coated / tablet	$0.01949 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	$0.05911 per EA filed Part D 2024 average
METOPROLOL TARTRATE 75 MG TAB generic · tablet, film coated	$0.15412 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	$0.05911 per EA filed Part D 2024 average
METOPROLOL TARTRATE 100 MG TAB generic · tablet, film coated / tablet	$0.02866 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	$0.05911 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. 2026-01-21, 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 $2.87431 per EA filed.

Of the 76 other products in FDA’s beta-Adrenergic Blocker class priced per EA, 14 have a higher middle NADAC price and 62 a lower one. The one in the middle is ATENOLOL-CHLORTHALIDONE 50-25, at $0.22171 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 $1.77 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.05911 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Metoprolol Tartrate*” and “Metoprolol Tartrate”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 15,912,137 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 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 tablets? 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.

Questions

Why is the comparison with Medicare for METOPROLOL TARTRATE 12.5 MG TB labelled estimated?: Beyond what the card shows, the records give these reasons: Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Metoprolol Tartrate*” / “Metoprolol Tartrate” into one figure, so it is not specific to this NDC. 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 Tartrate* / Metoprolol Tartrate: 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 79 NADAC NDCs the name join matched to it have an FDA route including ORAL. 7 of the 79 NDCs that point at this name are not listed in the FDA NDC Directory as packages of their own; their route was taken from FDA's record for the same product (labeler and product code).

Its pharmacologic class

beta-Adrenergic Blocker 98 products