NICOTINE 21 MG/24HR PATCH

What it is

NICOTINE 21 MG/24HR PATCH is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “nicotine”, “nicotine transdermal system” and “nicotine transdermal system patch”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name, under the trade names “Nicotine Transdermal System Patch Step 1” and “Nicotine Transdermal System step 1”.

FDA gives its dosage form as “patch, extended release”, “patch” and “film, extended release” and its route as transdermal.

FDA lists 9 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Rugby Laboratories, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc. and AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Cholinergic Nicotinic Agonist.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 25 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 24 of them.

NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and marks it as sold over the counter.

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $1.87 for 1 unit (EA) (1 × $1.87251 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 codes for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey; 6, the CMS Covered Outpatient Drug Product File S/I/N drug category was not applied when grouping drugs for the calculation.

What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes

The 9 labelers

Other strengths, forms and brands

8 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with NICOTINE 21 MG/24HR PATCH.

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

Compared with its class

The middle of its 25 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $1.87251 per EA filed.

Of the 30 other products in FDA’s Cholinergic Nicotinic Agonist class priced per EA, 0 have a higher middle NADAC price and 28 a lower one; 2 have the same. The one in the middle is GS NICOTINE 2 MG LOZENGE, at $0.34675 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

How the class comparison works

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 1 unit (EA)? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
• It is sold over the counter, so shelf prices vary from store to store: what does it cost per unit here?
• These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.