PAROXETINE ER 25 MG TABLET
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$11.57 filed
30 × $0.38562 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
$37.47 filed
30 × $1.24913 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
3.2× estimated
Medicare paid 3.2× what pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Paroxetine ER” / “Paroxetine HCl” 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
$18.31 estimated
$11.57 + $1.74 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $18.31
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)
Open the interactive card Change the quantity, type what you were charged, and see every record in full.
What it is
PAROXETINE ER 25 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “paroxetine” and “paroxetine hydrochloride”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.
FDA gives its dosage form as tablet, film coated, extended release and its route as oral.
FDA lists 4 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Chartwell RX, LLC, Lannett Company, Inc. and Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 4 NDCs (National Drug Codes).
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 $11.57 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.38562 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.
What NADAC measures · Why 30 tablets · NADAC explanation codes
All 4 NDCs
- 62135-0426-30 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.38562 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 62175-0471-32 · Lannett Company, Inc. · $0.38562 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 69367-0336-30 · Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.38562 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 72241-0030-22 · Modavar Pharmaceuticals LLC · $0.38562 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
15 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with PAROXETINE ER 25 MG TABLET.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| PAROXETINE CR 12.5 MG TABLET | $0.52008 per EA filed | $1.41071 per EA filed |
| PAROXETINE CR 25 MG TABLET | $0.38562 per EA filed | $1.41071 per EA filed |
| PAROXETINE CR 37.5 MG TABLET | $0.3974 per EA filed | $1.41071 per EA filed |
| PAROXETINE ER 12.5 MG TABLET | $0.52008 per EA filed | $1.24913 per EA filed |
| PAROXETINE ER 25 MG TABLET this page | $0.38562 per EA filed | $1.24913 per EA filed |
| PAROXETINE ER 37.5 MG TABLET | $0.3974 per EA filed | $1.24913 per EA filed |
| PAROXETINE HCL 10 MG TABLET | $0.06189 per EA filed | $0.21271 per EA filed |
| PAROXETINE HCL 10 MG/5 ML SUSP | $1.40007 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| PAROXETINE HCL 20 MG TABLET | $0.06108 per EA filed | $0.21271 per EA filed |
| PAROXETINE HCL 30 MG TABLET | $0.09543 per EA filed | $0.21271 per EA filed |
| PAROXETINE HCL 40 MG TABLET | $0.09655 per EA filed | $0.21271 per EA filed |
| PAROXETINE MESYLATE 7.5 MG CAP | $2.62233 per EA filed | $3.64063 per EA filed |
| PAXIL 20 MG TABLET | $10.73717 per EA filed | $9.40041 per EA filed |
| PAXIL 30 MG TABLET | $10.80717 per EA filed | $9.40041 per EA filed |
| PAXIL 40 MG TABLET | $11.50448 per EA filed | $9.40041 per EA filed |
| PAXIL CR 25 MG TABLET | $10.79833 per EA filed | $9.60543 per EA filed |
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. 2026-08-19, 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 4 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.38562 per EA filed.
Of the 58 other products in FDA’s Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor class priced per EA, 32 have a higher middle NADAC price and 25 a lower one; 1 has the same. The one in the middle is TRAZODONE 300 MG TABLET, at $0.49767 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 $37.47 for 30 tablets, at an average of $1.24913 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Paroxetine ER” and “Paroxetine HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 60,111 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 Part D spending measures · Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How the spread is worked out
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?
- If you have Medicare Part D: what is my plan’s copay or coinsurance for it? The Part D average on this page is not what you pay.
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.
Questions
- Why is the comparison with Medicare for PAROXETINE ER 25 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 Paroxetine ER / Paroxetine HCl: 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.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic class
Related in the same class
- TRAZODONE 100 MG TABLET
- SERTRALINE 150 MG CAPSULE
- ESCITALOPRAM 10 MG TABLET
- FLUOXETINE HCL 10 MG CAPSULE
- CITALOPRAM HBR 10 MG TABLET