PREVALITE POWDER
FDA nonproprietary name: cholestyramine
For 231 g
Pharmacies pay
$39.21 filed
231 × $0.16976 per GM
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
$50.09 estimated
$39.21 + $5.88 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $50.09
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)
Open the interactive card Change the quantity, type what you were charged, and see every record in full.
What it is
PREVALITE POWDER is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as cholestyramine, under the trade name “Prevalite”.
FDA gives its dosage form as powder, for suspension and its route as oral.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Bile Acid Sequestrant.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 00245-0036-23.
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 $39.21 for 231 g (231 × $0.16976 per GM, 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 codes for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey; 5, calculated based on package size.
What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes
The NDC
- 00245-0036-23 · Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC · $0.16976 per GM · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
5 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name cholestyramine with PREVALITE POWDER.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| CHOLESTYRAMINE LIGHT PACKET | $0.83267 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| CHOLESTYRAMINE LIGHT POWDER | $0.11311 to $0.28353 per GM filed | $1.10594 per GM filed |
| CHOLESTYRAMINE PACKET | $0.83426 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| CHOLESTYRAMINE POWDER | $0.08508 to $0.0924 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| PREVALITE PACKET | $0.83267 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| PREVALITE POWDER this page | $0.16976 per GM 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. 2025-11-19, 2026-09-23, 2026-09-30 · 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
Its NADAC price is $0.16976 per GM filed.
Of the 3 other products in FDA’s Bile Acid Sequestrant class priced per GM, 1 has a higher middle NADAC price and 2 a lower one. The one in the middle is CHOLESTYRAMINE LIGHT POWDER, at $0.11311 per GM 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 231 g? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 231 g; your package may hold a different amount.
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.
Questions
- Why does this page start at 231 g?
- NADAC prices this product per GM. The FDA NDC Directory’s package description gives 231 g in one package for this product’s NDC (“231 g in 1 CAN (0245-0036-23)”), so the card starts at one package: 231 GM. Change it to match your prescription.