PENICILLIN VK 500 MG TABLET
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$2.95 filed
30 × $0.09847 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
We don’t know yet
No Medicare reference price. Part D: OpenBill did not match this NDC to a usable Medicare Part D spending row. Either Part D has none for it, or the rows that share its name could not safely be tied to it (for example, they mix units, routes or release forms, or the drug is sold over the counter, which Part D does not cover). Part B: This NDC is not in the current quarter’s Medicare Part B NDC-HCPCS crosswalk, so it has no Part B payment limit.
The spread
We don’t know yet
There is no Medicare figure to compare with, so there is no spread.
Cost-plus estimate
$8.39 estimated
$2.95 + $0.44 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $8.39
This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. For a pack this cheap, the $5.00 fee is most of the estimate. 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
PENICILLIN VK 500 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as penicillin v potassium.
FDA gives its dosage form as “tablet” and “tablet, film coated” and its route as oral.
FDA lists 5 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and NorthStar Rx LLC.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Penicillin-class Antibacterial.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 11 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 $2.95 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.09847 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
The 5 labelers
| Labeler | NDCs | Pharmacies pay per unit |
|---|---|---|
| Rising Health, LLC | 3 | $0.09847 per EA filed |
| Aurobindo Pharma Limited | 2 | $0.09847 per EA filed |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. | 2 | $0.09847 per EA filed |
| NorthStar Rx LLC | 2 | $0.09847 per EA filed |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 2 | $0.09847 per EA filed |
All 11 NDCs, with labeler and price
- 00093-1174-01 · Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. · $0.09847 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00093-1174-10 · Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. · $0.09847 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00143-9836-01 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.09847 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00143-9836-10 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.09847 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 16714-0235-01 · NorthStar Rx LLC · $0.09847 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 16714-0235-02 · NorthStar Rx LLC · $0.09847 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 57237-0041-01 · Rising Health, LLC · $0.09847 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 57237-0041-05 · Rising Health, LLC · $0.09847 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 57237-0041-99 · Rising Health, LLC · $0.09847 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 65862-0176-01 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.09847 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 65862-0176-05 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.09847 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
3 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name penicillin v potassium with PENICILLIN VK 500 MG TABLET.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| PENICILLIN VK 125 MG/5 ML SOLN | $0.04987 to $0.07771 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| PENICILLIN VK 250 MG TABLET | $0.06082 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| PENICILLIN VK 250 MG/5 ML SOLN | $0.0443 to $0.05897 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| PENICILLIN VK 500 MG TABLET this page | $0.09847 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
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 11 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.09847 per EA filed.
Of the 16 other products in FDA’s Penicillin-class Antibacterial class priced per EA, 12 have a higher middle NADAC price and 4 a lower one. The one in the middle is AMOX-CLAV 875-125 MG TABLET, at $0.28385 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
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 30 tablets? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic class
Related in the same class
- PIPERACIL-TAZOBACT 3.375 GM VL
- DICLOXACILLIN 250 MG CAPSULE
- AMOX-CLAV 250-125 MG TABLET
- AMOXICILLIN 500 MG TABLET
- AMPICILLIN 500 MG CAPSULE