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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

PERPHENAZINE 8 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$4.06 filed

30 × $0.13539 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

$24.56 filed

30 × $0.81862 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

6.0× estimated

Medicare paid 6.0× what pharmacies pay.

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

$9.67 estimated

$4.06 + $0.61 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $9.67

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)

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What it is

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

FDA gives its dosage form as “tablet, film coated” and “tablet” and its route as oral.

FDA lists 10 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Actavis Pharma, Inc., Par Health USA, LLC and Sandoz Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Phenothiazine.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 12 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 11 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 $4.06 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.13539 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 10 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Par Health USA, LLC2$0.13539 per EA filed
Actavis Pharma, Inc.1$0.13539 per EA filed
American Health Packaging1$0.13539 per EA filed
Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.1$0.13539 per EA filed
Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited1$0.13539 per EA filed
Major Pharmaceuticals1$0.13539 per EA filed
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.1$0.13539 per EA filed
Sandoz Inc1$0.13539 per EA filed
Wilshire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1$0.13539 per EA filed
Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.1$0.13539 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory1$0.13539 per EA filed
All 12 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00591-4103-01 · Actavis Pharma, Inc. · $0.13539 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00603-5062-21 · Par Health USA, LLC · $0.13539 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00603-5062-28 · Par Health USA, LLC · $0.13539 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00781-8048-01 · Sandoz Inc · $0.13539 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00904-6601-61 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.13539 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 23155-0801-01 · Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.13539 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 33342-0450-11 · Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited · $0.13539 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 52536-0168-01 · Wilshire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.13539 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 64980-0292-01 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.13539 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68084-0607-01 · American Health Packaging · $0.13539 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68084-0607-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.13539 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68382-0593-01 · Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc. · $0.13539 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

3 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name perphenazine with PERPHENAZINE 8 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
PERPHENAZINE 2 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.19667 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.81862 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PERPHENAZINE 4 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.16125 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.81862 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PERPHENAZINE 8 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.13539 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.81862 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PERPHENAZINE 16 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.3911 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.81862 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 12 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.13539 per EA filed.

Of the 32 other products in FDA’s Phenothiazine class priced per EA, 28 have a higher middle NADAC price and 4 a lower one. The one in the middle is TRIFLUOPERAZINE 1 MG TABLET, at $0.42513 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 $24.56 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.81862 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Perphenazine”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 193,956 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 PERPHENAZINE 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 Perphenazine / Perphenazine: 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.