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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

ONDANSETRON ODT 8 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$5.06 filed

30 × $0.16863 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

$15.01 filed

30 × $0.50024 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

3.0× estimated

Medicare paid 3.0× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Ondansetron ODT” / “Ondansetron” 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

$10.82 estimated

$5.06 + $0.76 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $10.82

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

ONDANSETRON ODT 8 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as ondansetron.

FDA gives its dosage form as tablet, orally disintegrating and its route as oral.

FDA lists 7 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them NorthStar Rx LLC, Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. and Chartwell RX, LLC.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Serotonin-3 Receptor Antagonist.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 14 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 13 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 $5.06 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.16863 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 7 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
BluePoint Laboratories3$0.16863 per EA filed
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.3$0.16863 per EA filed
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA2$0.16863 per EA filed
NorthStar Rx LLC2$0.16863 per EA filed
Aurobindo Pharma Limited1$0.16863 per EA filed
Chartwell RX, LLC1$0.16863 per EA filed
Ipca Laboratories Limited1$0.16863 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory1$0.16863 per EA filed
All 14 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 16714-0201-10 · NorthStar Rx LLC · $0.16863 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16714-0201-30 · NorthStar Rx LLC · $0.16863 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 57237-0078-10 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.16863 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 57237-0078-30 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.16863 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 57237-0078-50 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.16863 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62135-0122-30 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.16863 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65862-0391-10 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.16863 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68001-0247-04 · BluePoint Laboratories · $0.16863 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68001-0247-16 · BluePoint Laboratories · $0.16863 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68001-0247-17 · BluePoint Laboratories · $0.16863 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68462-0158-11 · Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA · $0.16863 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68462-0158-13 · Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA · $0.16863 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68462-0158-40 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.16863 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 83980-0013-13 · Ipca Laboratories Limited · $0.16863 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

6 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name ondansetron with ONDANSETRON ODT 8 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
ONDANSETRON 4 MG/5 ML SOLUTION
generic · solution
$0.28641 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.0128 per ML derived
Part B limit 2026 Q4
ONDANSETRON 40 MG/20 ML VIAL
generic · injection, solution / injection
$0.17297 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.168 per ML derived
Part B limit 2026 Q4
ONDANSETRON HCL 4 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.05824 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.064 per EA derived
Part B limit 2026 Q4
ONDANSETRON HCL 4 MG/2 ML VIAL
generic · injection, solution / injection / solution
$0.17588 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.168 per ML derived
Part B limit 2026 Q4
ONDANSETRON HCL 8 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.07811 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.128 per EA derived
Part B limit 2026 Q4
ONDANSETRON ODT 4 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, orally disintegrating
$0.11992 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.50024 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
ONDANSETRON ODT 8 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet, orally disintegrating
$0.16863 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.50024 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

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 14 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.16863 per EA filed.

Of the 7 other products in FDA’s Serotonin-3 Receptor Antagonist class priced per EA, 4 have a higher middle NADAC price and 3 a lower one. The one in the middle is GRANISETRON HCL 1 MG TABLET, at $1.30504 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 $15.01 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.50024 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Ondansetron ODT” and “Ondansetron”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 4,929,800 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 ONDANSETRON ODT 8 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 Ondansetron ODT / Ondansetron: 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.