MS CONTIN ER 15 MG TABLET
FDA nonproprietary name: morphine sulfate
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$139.59 filed
30 × $4.65312 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
We don’t know yet
No Medicare reference price. Part D: OpenBill did not match this NDC to a usable Medicare Part D spending row. Either Part D has none for it, or the rows that share its name could not safely be tied to it (for example, they mix units, routes or release forms, or the drug is sold over the counter, which Part D does not cover). Part B: This NDC is not in the current quarter’s Medicare Part B NDC-HCPCS crosswalk, so it has no Part B payment limit.
The spread
We don’t know yet
There is no Medicare figure to compare with, so there is no spread.
Cost-plus estimate
$165.53 estimated
$139.59 + $20.94 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $165.53
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
MS CONTIN 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 “MS Contin”.
FDA gives its dosage form as tablet, film coated, extended release and its route as oral.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Rhodes Pharmaceuticals LLC.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Opioid Agonist.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 42858-0515-01.
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 $139.59 for 30 tablets (30 × $4.65312 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 one brand NDC, what pharmacies pay for the generic equivalent, a different product: $0.30984 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
What NADAC measures · Why 30 tablets · NADAC explanation codes
The NDC
- 42858-0515-01 · Rhodes Pharmaceuticals LLC · $4.65312 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 MS CONTIN ER 15 MG TABLET.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| MORPHINE SULF 10 MG/5 ML SOLN | $0.0431 to $0.09151 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| MORPHINE SULF 20 MG/5 ML SOLN | $0.11959 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| MORPHINE SULF 100 MG/5 ML CONC | $0.30191 to $0.45992 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| MORPHINE SULF ER 15 MG TABLET | $0.30984 per EA filed | $0.50554 per EA filed |
| MORPHINE SULF ER 30 MG TABLET | $0.44128 per EA filed | $0.50554 per EA filed |
| MORPHINE SULF ER 60 MG TABLET | $0.65658 per EA filed | $0.50554 per EA filed |
| MORPHINE SULF ER 100 MG TABLET | $0.85389 per EA filed | $0.50554 per EA filed |
| MORPHINE SULF ER 200 MG TABLET | $2.12665 per EA filed | $0.50554 per EA filed |
| MORPHINE SULFATE 4 MG/ML VIAL | $2.31744 per ML filed | $2.9036 per ML derived |
| MORPHINE SULFATE 10 MG/ML VIAL | $2.34224 per ML filed | $7.259 per ML derived |
| MORPHINE SULFATE ER 10 MG CAP | $2.60553 per EA filed | $0.50554 per EA filed |
| MORPHINE SULFATE ER 20 MG CAP | $3.08084 per EA filed | $0.50554 per EA filed |
| MORPHINE SULFATE IR 15 MG TAB | $0.22552 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| MORPHINE SULFATE IR 30 MG TAB | $0.3414 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| MS CONTIN ER 15 MG TABLET this page | $4.65312 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| MS CONTIN ER 30 MG TABLET | $8.94776 per EA filed | 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
Its NADAC price is $4.65312 per EA filed.
Of the 108 other products in FDA’s Opioid Agonist class priced per EA, 39 have a higher middle NADAC price and 69 a lower one. The one in the middle is BUTALBITAL-ACETAMINOPHEN-CAFFEINE-CODEINE 50-325-40-30 MG CP, at $0.79784 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
We don’t know yet; the card above says why.
Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How Part D is matched · How Part B is matched
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?
- Is a generic version available, and would it suit me? NADAC lists a generic with the same ingredient, strength and dosage form by FDA: MORPHINE SULF ER 15 MG TABLET. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber; do not switch on your own.
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic class
Related in the same class
- HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN 10-300 MG TABLET
- OXYCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN 10-325 MG TAB
- LOPERAMIDE 2 MG CAPSULE
- FENTANYL 100 MCG/HR PATCH
- METHADONE HCL 10 MG TABLET