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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

NIFEDIPINE 20 MG CAPSULE

For 30 capsules

Pharmacies pay

$20.57 filed

30 × $0.68559 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

$16.69 filed

30 × $0.55648 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

0.81× estimated

Medicare paid 19% less than pharmacies pay.

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

$28.66 estimated

$20.57 + $3.09 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $28.66

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

NIFEDIPINE 20 MG CAPSULE is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as nifedipine.

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

Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Chartwell RX, LLC.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blocker.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 3 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 2 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 $20.57 for 30 capsules (30 × $0.68559 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.

All 3 NDCs

Other strengths, forms and brands

4 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name nifedipine with NIFEDIPINE 20 MG CAPSULE.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
NIFEDIPINE 10 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule
$0.25672 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.55648 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
NIFEDIPINE 20 MG CAPSULE this page
generic · capsule
$0.68559 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.55648 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
NIFEDIPINE ER 30 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated, extended release / tablet, extended release
$0.11663 to $0.13006 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.34989 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
NIFEDIPINE ER 60 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated, extended release / tablet, extended release
$0.16266 to $0.16809 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.34989 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
NIFEDIPINE ER 90 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated, extended release / tablet, extended release
$0.25884 to $0.26915 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.34989 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 $0.68559 per EA filed.

Of the 67 other products in FDA’s Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blocker class priced per EA, 43 have a higher middle NADAC price and 24 a lower one. The one in the middle is ISRADIPINE 2.5 MG CAPSULE, at $1.13676 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 $16.69 for 30 capsules, at an average of $0.55648 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Nifedipine”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 14,331 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 NIFEDIPINE 20 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 Nifedipine / Nifedipine: 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.