OpenBilldrug price receipt

NADAC week of 2026-10-14

NADOLOL 20 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$4.40 filed

30 × $0.14654 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

$20.73 filed

30 × $0.69105 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

4.7× estimated

Medicare paid 4.7× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Nadolol” 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

$10.06 estimated

$4.40 + $0.66 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $10.06

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

NADOLOL 20 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as nadolol.

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

FDA lists 8 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Aurobindo Pharma Limited, American Health Packaging and Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 10 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 9 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 $4.40 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.14654 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 8 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
BluePoint Laboratories2$0.14654 per EA filed
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.1$0.14654 per EA filed
American Health Packaging1$0.14654 per EA filed
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC1$0.14654 per EA filed
Aurobindo Pharma Limited1$0.14654 per EA filed
Exelan Pharmaceuticals Inc.1$0.14654 per EA filed
UNICHEM PHARMACEUTICALS (USA), INC.1$0.14654 per EA filed
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.1$0.14654 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory1$0.14654 per EA filed
All 10 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 59651-0589-01 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.14654 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0887-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.14654 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0887-21 · American Health Packaging · $0.14654 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62332-0402-31 · Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.14654 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68001-0630-00 · BluePoint Laboratories · $0.14654 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68001-0690-00 · BluePoint Laboratories · $0.14654 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68382-0732-01 · Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.14654 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69238-1123-09 · Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC · $0.14654 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 76282-0347-01 · Exelan Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.14654 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 76385-0133-01 · UNICHEM PHARMACEUTICALS (USA), INC. · $0.14654 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

2 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name nadolol with NADOLOL 20 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
NADOLOL 20 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet
$0.14654 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.69105 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
NADOLOL 40 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.26544 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.69105 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
NADOLOL 80 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.27372 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.69105 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 10 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.14654 per EA filed.

Of the 76 other products in FDA’s beta-Adrenergic Blocker class priced per EA, 53 have a higher middle NADAC price and 23 a lower one. The one in the middle is NADOLOL 40 MG TABLET, at $0.26544 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 $20.73 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.69105 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Nadolol”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 262,253 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 NADOLOL 20 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 Nadolol / Nadolol: 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.