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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

MORPHINE SULF ER 15 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$9.30 filed

30 × $0.30984 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

$15.17 filed

30 × $0.50554 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

1.6× estimated

Medicare paid 1.6× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Morphine Sulfate ER” / “Morphine Sulfate” 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

$15.70 estimated

$9.30 + $1.40 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $15.70

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

MORPHINE SULF ER 15 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as morphine sulfate, under the trade name “Morphine Sulfate Extended Release”.

FDA gives its dosage form as “tablet, extended release” and “tablet, film coated, extended release” and its route as oral.

FDA lists 5 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them SpecGx LLC, Major Pharmaceuticals and Rhodes Pharmaceuticals LLC.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Opioid Agonist.

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 $9.30 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.30984 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 5 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
SpecGx LLC3$0.30984 per EA filed
American Health Packaging1$0.30984 per EA filed
Major Pharmaceuticals1$0.30984 per EA filed
Rhodes Pharmaceuticals LLC1$0.30984 per EA filed
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.1$0.30984 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory1$0.30984 per EA filed
All 8 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00406-8315-01 · SpecGx LLC · $0.30984 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00406-8315-23 · SpecGx LLC · $0.30984 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00406-8315-62 · SpecGx LLC · $0.30984 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00904-6557-61 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.30984 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 42858-0801-01 · Rhodes Pharmaceuticals LLC · $0.30984 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 63304-0450-01 · Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. · $0.30984 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68084-0157-01 · American Health Packaging · $0.30984 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68084-0157-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.30984 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

15 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name morphine sulfate with MORPHINE SULF ER 15 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
MORPHINE SULF 10 MG/5 ML SOLN
generic · solution
$0.0431 to $0.09151 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
MORPHINE SULF 20 MG/5 ML SOLN
generic · solution
$0.11959 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
MORPHINE SULF 100 MG/5 ML CONC
generic · solution
$0.30191 to $0.45992 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
MORPHINE SULF ER 15 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet, extended release / tablet, film coated, extended release
$0.30984 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.50554 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
MORPHINE SULF ER 30 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, extended release / tablet, film coated, extended release
$0.44128 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.50554 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
MORPHINE SULF ER 60 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, extended release / tablet, film coated, extended release
$0.65658 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.50554 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
MORPHINE SULF ER 100 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, extended release / tablet, film coated, extended release
$0.85389 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.50554 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
MORPHINE SULF ER 200 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, extended release / tablet, film coated, extended release
$2.12665 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.50554 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
MORPHINE SULFATE 4 MG/ML VIAL
generic · injection
$2.31744 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$2.9036 per ML derived
Part B limit 2026 Q4
MORPHINE SULFATE 10 MG/ML VIAL
generic · injection
$2.34224 per ML filed
eff. 2026-08-19
$7.259 per ML derived
Part B limit 2026 Q4
MORPHINE SULFATE ER 10 MG CAP
generic · capsule, extended release
$2.60553 per EA filed
eff. 2026-07-22
$0.50554 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
MORPHINE SULFATE ER 20 MG CAP
generic · capsule, extended release
$3.08084 per EA filed
eff. 2026-06-17
$0.50554 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
MORPHINE SULFATE IR 15 MG TAB
generic · tablet
$0.22552 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
MORPHINE SULFATE IR 30 MG TAB
generic · tablet
$0.3414 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
MS CONTIN ER 15 MG TABLET
brand · tablet, film coated, extended release
$4.65312 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
MS CONTIN ER 30 MG TABLET
brand · tablet, film coated, extended release
$8.94776 per EA 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. between 2026-06-17 and 2026-09-23 (4 dates) · 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

OpenBill calculation · october-2026-medicare-part-b-payment-limit-files-final.zip + october-2026-ndc-hcpcs-crosswalk-final.zip · Part B limit 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18) · Part B crosswalk 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18)

Compared with its class

The middle of its 8 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.30984 per EA filed.

Of the 108 other products in FDA’s Opioid Agonist class priced per EA, 68 have a higher middle NADAC price and 40 a lower one. The one in the middle is MORPHINE SULF ER 100 MG TABLET, at $0.85389 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 $15.17 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.50554 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Morphine Sulfate ER” and “Morphine Sulfate”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 1,918,463 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 MORPHINE SULF ER 15 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 Morphine Sulfate ER / Morphine Sulfate: 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.