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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

PHENYTEK 200 MG CAPSULE

FDA nonproprietary name: extended phenytoin sodium

For 30 capsules

Pharmacies pay

$42.08 filed

30 × $1.4026 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

$37.20 filed

30 × $1.24015 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

0.88× estimated

Medicare paid 12% less than pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Phenytek” / “Phenytoin Sodium Extended” 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

$53.39 estimated

$42.08 + $6.31 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $53.39

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

PHENYTEK 200 MG CAPSULE is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as extended phenytoin sodium, under the trade name “Phenytek”.

FDA gives its dosage form as capsule, extended release and its route as oral.

The labeler, the company named on the label, is Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Anti-epileptic Agent.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 2 NDCs (National Drug Codes).

NADAC classes it in its brand rate-setting class B-ANDA, and does not mark it as sold over the counter.

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $42.08 for 30 capsules (30 × $1.4026 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 codes for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey; 6, the CMS Covered Outpatient Drug Product File S/I/N drug category was not applied when grouping drugs for the calculation.

All 2 NDCs

Other strengths, forms and brands

2 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name extended phenytoin sodium with PHENYTEK 200 MG CAPSULE.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
DILANTIN 30 MG CAPSULE
brand · capsule, extended release
$1.49889 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
DILANTIN 100 MG CAPSULE
brand · capsule, extended release
$1.73861 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23 to 2026-09-30
We don’t know yet
PHENYTEK 200 MG CAPSULE this page
brand · capsule, extended release
$1.4026 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.24015 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, 2026-09-30 · 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 2 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $1.4026 per EA filed.

Of the 85 other products in FDA’s Anti-epileptic Agent class priced per EA, 42 have a higher middle NADAC price and 43 a lower one. The one in the middle is PRIMIDONE 125 MG TABLET, at $1.37851 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 $37.20 for 30 capsules, at an average of $1.24015 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Phenytek” and “Phenytoin Sodium Extended”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 18,921 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 PHENYTEK 200 MG CAPSULE 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 Phenytek / Phenytoin Sodium Extended: 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 brand name.