PIOGLITAZONE-METFORMIN 15-850

What it is

PIOGLITAZONE-METFORMIN 15-850 is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “pioglitazone hydrochloride and metformin hydrochloride” and “pioglitazone and metformin hydrochloride”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.

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

Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited, Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. and Aurobindo Pharma Limited.

FDA lists it under 4 Established Pharmacologic Classes: Biguanide, Peroxisome Proliferator Receptor alpha Agonist, Peroxisome Proliferator Receptor gamma Agonist and Thiazolidinedione.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 5 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 $7.17 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.23908 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

All 5 NDCs

• 33342-0177-09 · Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited · $0.23908 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
• 33342-0177-57 · Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited · $0.23908 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
• 57237-0218-60 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.23908 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
• 65862-0526-18 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.23908 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
• 65862-0526-60 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.23908 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

1 other product in the NADAC file shares an FDA nonproprietary name with PIOGLITAZONE-METFORMIN 15-850.

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 5 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.23908 per EA filed.

Of the 71 other products in FDA’s Biguanide class priced per EA, 61 have a higher middle NADAC price and 10 a lower one. The one in the middle is SYNJARDY XR 5-1,000 MG TABLET, at $5.61111 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Of the 23 other products in FDA’s Peroxisome Proliferator Receptor alpha Agonist class priced per EA, 11 have a higher middle NADAC price and 12 a lower one. The one in the middle is FENOFIBRATE 200 MG CAPSULE, at $0.16437 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Of the 7 other products in FDA’s Peroxisome Proliferator Receptor gamma Agonist class priced per EA, 4 have a higher middle NADAC price and 3 a lower one. The one in the middle is PIOGLITAZONE-METFORMIN 15-500, at $0.2835 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Of the 7 other products in FDA’s Thiazolidinedione class priced per EA, 4 have a higher middle NADAC price and 3 a lower one. The one in the middle is PIOGLITAZONE-METFORMIN 15-500, at $0.2835 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

How the class comparison works

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part D paid $18.31 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.61035 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Pioglitazone-Metformin” and “Pioglitazone HCl/Metformin HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 48,576 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 Part D spending measures · Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How the spread is worked out

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?
• If you have Medicare Part D: what is my plan’s copay or coinsurance for it? The Part D average on this page is not what you pay.
• These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.