POTASSIUM CL ER 10 MEQ CAPSULE

What it is

POTASSIUM CL ER 10 MEQ CAPSULE is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as potassium chloride.

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

FDA lists 9 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Major Pharmaceuticals, Solco Healthcare LLC and AvPAK.

FDA lists it under 2 Established Pharmacologic Classes: Osmotic Laxative and Potassium Salt.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 20 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 18 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 $4.12 for 30 capsules (30 × $0.13741 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 capsules · NADAC explanation codes

The 9 labelers

Other strengths, forms and brands

14 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name potassium chloride with POTASSIUM CL ER 10 MEQ CAPSULE.

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. 2026-08-19, 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 20 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.13741 per EA filed.

Of the 43 other products in FDA’s Osmotic Laxative class priced per EA, 32 have a higher middle NADAC price and 11 a lower one. The one in the middle is EFFER-K 20 MEQ TABLET EFF, at $0.523 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Of the 16 other products in FDA’s Potassium Salt class priced per EA, 10 have a higher middle NADAC price and 6 a lower one. The one in the middle is KLOR-CON M20 TABLET, at $0.14218 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

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 capsules? 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.