OpenBilldrug price receipt

NADAC week of 2026-10-14

MINOXIDIL 10 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$4.68 filed

30 × $0.15615 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

$5.76 filed

30 × $0.192 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 “Minoxidil” 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

$10.38 estimated

$4.68 + $0.70 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $10.38

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

MINOXIDIL 10 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as minoxidil.

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

FDA lists 4 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Actavis Pharma, Inc., Par Health USA, LLC and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Arteriolar Vasodilator.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 7 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 6 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 $4.68 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.15615 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 4 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Actavis Pharma, Inc.2$0.15615 per EA filed
Par Health USA, LLC2$0.15615 per EA filed
American Health Packaging1$0.15615 per EA filed
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.1$0.15615 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory1$0.15615 per EA filed
All 7 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00591-5643-01 · Actavis Pharma, Inc. · $0.15615 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00591-5643-05 · Actavis Pharma, Inc. · $0.15615 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 49884-0257-01 · Par Health USA, LLC · $0.15615 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 49884-0257-05 · Par Health USA, LLC · $0.15615 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 53489-0387-01 · Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. · $0.15615 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68084-0205-01 · American Health Packaging · $0.15615 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68084-0205-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.15615 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

4 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name minoxidil with MINOXIDIL 10 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
MINOXIDIL 2.5 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.09821 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.192 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
MINOXIDIL 5% SOLUTION
generic · solution
$0.30095 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
MINOXIDIL 10 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet
$0.15615 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.192 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
MINOXIDIL FOR MEN 5% FOAM
generic · aerosol, foam
$0.27469 per GM filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
MINOXIDIL FOR WOMEN 5% FOAM
generic · aerosol, foam
$0.27469 per GM 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 · 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 7 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.15615 per EA filed.

Of the 7 other products in FDA’s Arteriolar Vasodilator class priced per EA, 2 have a higher middle NADAC price and 5 a lower one. The one in the middle is HYDRALAZINE 100 MG TABLET, at $0.0717 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 $5.76 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.192 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Minoxidil”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 603,619 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 MINOXIDIL 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 Minoxidil / Minoxidil: 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.