PILOCARPINE HCL 5 MG TABLET
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$10.15 filed
30 × $0.33849 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
$16.67 estimated
$10.15 + $1.52 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $16.67
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
PILOCARPINE HCL 5 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as pilocarpine hydrochloride.
FDA gives its dosage form as tablet, film coated and its route as oral.
FDA lists 7 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Actavis Pharma, Inc., Lannett Company, Inc. and AvPAK.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Cholinergic Receptor Agonist.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 10 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 7 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 $10.15 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.33849 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.
What NADAC measures · Why 30 tablets · NADAC explanation codes
The 7 labelers
| Labeler | NDCs | Pharmacies pay per unit |
|---|---|---|
| AMICI PHARMACEUTICALS LLC | 1 | $0.33849 per EA filed |
| Actavis Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $0.33849 per EA filed |
| American Health Packaging | 1 | $0.33849 per EA filed |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC | 1 | $0.33849 per EA filed |
| Aurobindo Pharma Limited | 1 | $0.33849 per EA filed |
| AvPAK | 1 | $0.33849 per EA filed |
| Lannett Company, Inc. | 1 | $0.33849 per EA filed |
| Not listed as a package in the FDA directory | 3 | $0.33849 per EA filed |
All 10 NDCs, with labeler and price
- 00115-5922-01 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.33849 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00228-2801-11 · Actavis Pharma, Inc. · $0.33849 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00527-1313-01 · Lannett Company, Inc. · $0.33849 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 50268-0652-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.33849 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 50268-0652-12 · AvPAK · $0.33849 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 59651-0224-01 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.33849 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 60219-5922-01 · Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC · $0.33849 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 68084-0928-25 · American Health Packaging · $0.33849 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 68084-0928-95 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.33849 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 69292-0265-01 · AMICI PHARMACEUTICALS LLC · $0.33849 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
5 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name pilocarpine hydrochloride with PILOCARPINE HCL 5 MG TABLET.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| PILOCARPINE 1% EYE DROPS | $3.44852 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| PILOCARPINE 2% EYE DROPS | $2.81441 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| PILOCARPINE 4% EYE DROPS | $3.37591 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| PILOCARPINE HCL 1.25% EYE DROP | $19.39133 to $24.74 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| PILOCARPINE HCL 5 MG TABLET this page | $0.33849 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| PILOCARPINE HCL 7.5 MG TABLET | $0.35404 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 10 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.33849 per EA filed.
Of the 7 other products in FDA’s Cholinergic Receptor Agonist class priced per EA, 5 have a higher middle NADAC price and 2 a lower one. The one in the middle is CEVIMELINE HCL 30 MG CAPSULE, at $0.72894 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.