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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

MITIGARE 0.6 MG CAPSULE

FDA nonproprietary name: colchicine

For 30 capsules

Pharmacies pay

$180.88 filed

30 × $6.02925 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

$181.03 filed

30 × $6.03434 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

1.0× estimated

Medicare paid about what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Mitigare” / “Colchicine” 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

$213.01 estimated

$180.88 + $27.13 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $213.01

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

MITIGARE 0.6 MG CAPSULE is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as colchicine, under the trade name “MITIGARE”.

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

The labeler, the company named on the label, is Hikma Specialty USA Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Alkaloid.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 3 NDCs (National Drug Codes).

NADAC classes it as a brand-name drug (rate-setting class B), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $180.88 for 30 capsules (30 × $6.02925 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.

NADAC also lists, on the row of its brand NDCs, what pharmacies pay for the generic equivalent, a different product: $1.75282 per EA filed.

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

All 3 NDCs

Other strengths, forms and brands

2 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name colchicine with MITIGARE 0.6 MG CAPSULE.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
COLCHICINE 0.6 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule
$1.75282 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.13493 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
COLCHICINE 0.6 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.1221 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.13493 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
MITIGARE 0.6 MG CAPSULE this page
brand · capsule
$6.02925 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$6.03434 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

The middle of its 3 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $6.02925 per EA filed.

Of the 4 other products in FDA’s Alkaloid class priced per EA, 1 has a higher middle NADAC price and 3 a lower one. The one in the middle is PROBENECID-COLCHICINE TABLET, at $0.83043 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 $181.03 for 30 capsules, at an average of $6.03434 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Mitigare” and “Colchicine”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 44,946 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 MITIGARE 0.6 MG CAPSULE 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 Mitigare / Colchicine: 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 brand name.