POTASSIUM CL ER 8 MEQ CAPSULE
For 30 capsules
Pharmacies pay
$2.99 filed
30 × $0.09981 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
$8.44 estimated
$2.99 + $0.45 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $8.44
This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. For a pack this cheap, the $5.00 fee is most of the estimate. 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
POTASSIUM CL ER 8 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.
Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Solco Healthcare LLC, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. and Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.
FDA lists it under 2 Established Pharmacologic Classes: Osmotic Laxative and Potassium Salt.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 3 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 $2.99 for 30 capsules (30 × $0.09981 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
All 3 NDCs
- 43547-0552-10 · Solco Healthcare LLC · $0.09981 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 63304-0078-01 · Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. · $0.09981 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 70010-0147-01 · Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc · $0.09981 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
14 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name potassium chloride with POTASSIUM CL ER 8 MEQ CAPSULE.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| KLOR-CON 8 MEQ TABLET | $0.11807 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| KLOR-CON 10 MEQ TABLET | $0.12092 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| KLOR-CON 20 MEQ PACKET | $0.47003 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| KLOR-CON M10 TABLET | $0.13269 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| KLOR-CON M15 TABLET | $0.49604 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| KLOR-CON M20 TABLET | $0.14218 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| POKONZA 10 MEQ PACKET | $28.26208 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 10% (20 MEQ/15 ML) ORAL LIQUID | $0.04085 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20% (40 MEQ/15 ML) ORAL LIQUID | $0.07285 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| POTASSIUM CL 20 MEQ PACKET | $0.62416 per EA filed | $0.24357 per EA filed |
| POTASSIUM CL ER 8 MEQ CAPSULE this page | $0.09981 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| POTASSIUM CL ER 8 MEQ TABLET | $0.10279 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| POTASSIUM CL ER 10 MEQ CAPSULE | $0.13741 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| POTASSIUM CL ER 10 MEQ TABLET | $0.0828 to $0.12716 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| POTASSIUM CL ER 20 MEQ TABLET | $0.14078 to $0.18593 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
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 3 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.09981 per EA filed.
Of the 43 other products in FDA’s Osmotic Laxative class priced per EA, 37 have a higher middle NADAC price and 6 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, 15 have a higher middle NADAC price and 1 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
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.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic classes
Related in the same class
- PEG-3350 AND ELECTROLYTES SOLN
- SUTAB 1.479-0.225-0.188 GM TAB
- GAVILYTE-N SOLUTION
- EFFER-K 10 MEQ TABLET EFF
- GAVILYTE-C SOLUTION