OpenBilldrug price receipt

NADAC week of 2026-10-14

PHENOBARBITAL 30 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$4.25 filed

30 × $0.14164 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

$9.20 filed

30 × $0.30657 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

2.2× estimated

Medicare paid 2.2× what pharmacies pay.

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

$9.89 estimated

$4.25 + $0.64 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $9.89

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

PHENOBARBITAL 30 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as phenobarbital.

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

FDA lists 6 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., e5 Pharma, LLC and Trigen Laboratories, LLC.

FDA lists no Established Pharmacologic Class for it.

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 $4.25 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.14164 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 6 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC4$0.14164 per EA filed
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.2$0.14164 per EA filed
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.2$0.14164 per EA filed
Trigen Laboratories, LLC2$0.14164 per EA filed
WINDER LABORATORIES, LLC2$0.14164 per EA filed
e5 Pharma, LLC1$0.14164 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory1$0.14164 per EA filed
All 14 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00143-1500-01 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.14164 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00143-1500-05 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.14164 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 13517-0692-01 · e5 Pharma, LLC · $0.14164 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 13517-0692-05 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.14164 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 13811-0301-10 · Trigen Laboratories, LLC · $0.14164 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 13811-0301-50 · Trigen Laboratories, LLC · $0.14164 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16571-0672-01 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.14164 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16571-0672-50 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.14164 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69367-0440-01 · Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.14164 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69367-0440-05 · Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.14164 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69367-0692-01 · Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.14164 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69367-0692-05 · Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.14164 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 75826-0138-10 · WINDER LABORATORIES, LLC · $0.14164 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 75826-0138-50 · WINDER LABORATORIES, LLC · $0.14164 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

9 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name phenobarbital with PHENOBARBITAL 30 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
PHENOBARBITAL 15 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.07659 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.30657 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PHENOBARBITAL 16.2 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.0559 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.30657 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PHENOBARBITAL 20 MG/5 ML ELIX
generic · elixir
$0.04697 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
PHENOBARBITAL 20 MG/5 ML SOLN
generic · solution / liquid
$0.04697 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
PHENOBARBITAL 30 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet
$0.14164 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.30657 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PHENOBARBITAL 32.4 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.07856 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.30657 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PHENOBARBITAL 60 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.18086 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.30657 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PHENOBARBITAL 64.8 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.10159 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.30657 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PHENOBARBITAL 97.2 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.11769 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.30657 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PHENOBARBITAL 100 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.21266 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.30657 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

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part D paid $9.20 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.30657 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Phenobarbital”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 398,979 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 PHENOBARBITAL 30 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 Phenobarbital / Phenobarbital: 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. 97 of 104 NADAC NDCs joined to this name are priced per EA (7 per ML): CMS's average mixes those units.