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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

PROPAFENONE HCL ER 225 MG CAP

For 30 capsules

Pharmacies pay

$8.98 filed

30 × $0.29932 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

$49.57 filed

30 × $1.65246 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

5.5× estimated

Medicare paid 5.5× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Propafenone HCl ER” / “Propafenone HCl” 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

$15.33 estimated

$8.98 + $1.35 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $15.33

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

PROPAFENONE HCL ER 225 MG CAP is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “propafenone hydrochloride” and “propafenone”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.

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

FDA lists 6 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC, Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. and Northstar Rx LLC.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Antiarrhythmic.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 10 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 6 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 $8.98 for 30 capsules (30 × $0.29932 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 6 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Aurobindo Pharma Limited1$0.29932 per EA filed
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA1$0.29932 per EA filed
Northstar Rx LLC1$0.29932 per EA filed
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.1$0.29932 per EA filed
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC1$0.29932 per EA filed
Vitruvias Therapeutics1$0.29932 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory4$0.29932 per EA filed
All 10 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00591-2285-60 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.29932 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00832-0740-60 · Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC · $0.29932 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16571-0736-06 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.29932 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16714-0825-01 · Northstar Rx LLC · $0.29932 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 59651-0276-60 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.29932 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 64380-0184-01 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.29932 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 64380-0184-02 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.29932 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 64380-0184-04 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.29932 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68462-0408-60 · Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA · $0.29932 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69680-0130-60 · Vitruvias Therapeutics · $0.29932 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 PROPAFENONE HCL ER 225 MG CAP.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
PROPAFENONE HCL 150 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet, coated
$0.11485 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.30812 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PROPAFENONE HCL 225 MG TAB
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet, coated
$0.20657 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.30812 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PROPAFENONE HCL 300 MG TAB
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet, coated
$0.38802 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.30812 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PROPAFENONE HCL ER 225 MG CAP this page
generic · capsule, extended release
$0.29932 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.65246 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PROPAFENONE HCL ER 325 MG CAP
generic · capsule, extended release
$0.57113 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.65246 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PROPAFENONE HCL ER 425 MG CAP
generic · capsule, extended release
$0.57777 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.65246 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 10 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.29932 per EA filed.

Of the 43 other products in FDA’s Antiarrhythmic class priced per EA, 24 have a higher middle NADAC price and 19 a lower one. The one in the middle is PROPAFENONE HCL 300 MG TAB, at $0.38802 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 $49.57 for 30 capsules, at an average of $1.65246 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Propafenone HCl ER” and “Propafenone HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 68,242 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 PROPAFENONE HCL ER 225 MG CAP 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 Propafenone HCl ER / Propafenone HCl: 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.