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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

PITAVASTATIN 1 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$27.13 filed

30 × $0.90443 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

$105.07 filed

30 × $3.50225 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

3.9× estimated

Medicare paid 3.9× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Pitavastatin Calcium” 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

$36.20 estimated

$27.13 + $4.07 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $36.20

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

PITAVASTATIN 1 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “pitavastatin” and “pitavastatin calcium”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.

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

FDA lists 7 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 7 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 $27.13 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.90443 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 7 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC1$0.90443 per EA filed
Aurobindo Pharma Limited1$0.90443 per EA filed
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1$0.90443 per EA filed
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.1$0.90443 per EA filed
Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1$0.90443 per EA filed
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC1$0.90443 per EA filed
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.1$0.90443 per EA filed
All 7 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00378-5055-77 · Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.90443 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00480-3631-98 · Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.90443 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00832-6048-90 · Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC · $0.90443 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 31722-0875-90 · Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.90443 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65162-0029-09 · Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC · $0.90443 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65862-0812-90 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.90443 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68382-0481-16 · Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.90443 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

5 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with PITAVASTATIN 1 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
LIVALO 1 MG TABLET
brand · tablet, film coated
$10.21149 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$10.41018 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
LIVALO 2 MG TABLET
brand · tablet, film coated
$10.20605 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$10.41018 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
LIVALO 4 MG TABLET
brand · tablet, film coated
$10.22248 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$10.41018 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PITAVASTATIN 1 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.90443 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$3.50225 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PITAVASTATIN 2 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.95425 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$3.50225 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PITAVASTATIN 4 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$1.02909 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$3.50225 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 7 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.90443 per EA filed.

Of the 56 other products in FDA’s HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor class priced per EA, 30 have a higher middle NADAC price and 26 a lower one. The one in the middle is AMLODIPINE-ATORVAST 10-10 MG, at $0.97947 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 $105.07 for 30 tablets, at an average of $3.50225 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Pitavastatin Calcium”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 162,946 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 PITAVASTATIN 1 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 Pitavastatin Calcium / Pitavastatin Calcium: 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.