PREDNISONE 10 MG TAB DOSE PACK
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$17.54 filed
30 × $0.58481 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
$4.56 filed
30 × $0.15199 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
0.26× estimated
Medicare paid 74% less than pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Prednisone” 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
$25.17 estimated
$17.54 + $2.63 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $25.17
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
PREDNISONE 10 MG TAB DOSE PACK is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as prednisone.
FDA gives its dosage form as tablet and its route as oral.
Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Actavis Pharma, Inc., Par Health USA, LLC and ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Corticosteroid.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 6 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 $17.54 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.58481 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 6 NDCs
- 00591-5442-21 · Actavis Pharma, Inc. · $0.58481 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00591-5442-43 · Actavis Pharma, Inc. · $0.58481 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00603-5338-15 · Par Health USA, LLC · $0.58481 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00603-5338-31 · Par Health USA, LLC · $0.58481 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 70954-0059-30 · ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.58481 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 70954-0059-40 · ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.58481 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
8 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name prednisone with PREDNISONE 10 MG TAB DOSE PACK.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| PREDNISONE 1 MG TABLET | $0.03864 per EA filed | $0.15199 per EA filed |
| PREDNISONE 2.5 MG TABLET | $0.06607 per EA filed | $0.15199 per EA filed |
| PREDNISONE 5 MG TAB DOSE PACK | $0.33674 per EA filed | $0.15199 per EA filed |
| PREDNISONE 5 MG TABLET | $0.03669 per EA filed | $0.15199 per EA filed |
| PREDNISONE 5 MG/5 ML SOLUTION | $0.4331 to $0.60543 per ML filed | $0.004 per ML derived |
| PREDNISONE 10 MG TAB DOSE PACK this page | $0.58481 per EA filed | $0.15199 per EA filed |
| PREDNISONE 10 MG TABLET | $0.05328 per EA filed | $0.15199 per EA filed |
| PREDNISONE 20 MG TABLET | $0.06431 per EA filed | $0.15199 per EA filed |
| PREDNISONE 50 MG TABLET | $0.17117 per EA filed | $0.15199 per EA filed |
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
OpenBill calculation · october-2026-medicare-part-b-payment-limit-files-final.zip + october-2026-ndc-hcpcs-crosswalk-final.zip · Part B limit 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18) · Part B crosswalk 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18)
Compared with its class
The middle of its 6 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.58481 per EA filed.
Of the 73 other products in FDA’s Corticosteroid class priced per EA, 50 have a higher middle NADAC price and 23 a lower one. The one in the middle is ADVAIR 100-50 DISKUS, at $2.48669 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 $4.56 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.15199 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Prednisone”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 15,810,812 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.
Questions
- Why is the comparison with Medicare for PREDNISONE 10 MG TAB DOSE PACK 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 Prednisone / Prednisone: 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. 115 of 117 NADAC NDCs joined to this name are priced per EA (2 per ML): CMS's average mixes those units.
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Its pharmacologic class
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