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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

PROPRANOLOL ER 120 MG CAPSULE

For 30 capsules

Pharmacies pay

$5.87 filed

30 × $0.19561 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

$17.38 filed

30 × $0.57945 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

3.0× estimated

Medicare paid 3.0× what pharmacies pay.

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

$11.75 estimated

$5.87 + $0.88 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $11.75

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

PROPRANOLOL ER 120 MG CAPSULE is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as propranolol hydrochloride.

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

Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Actavis Pharma, Inc., Lannett Company, Inc. and Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is beta-Adrenergic Blocker.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 4 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 $5.87 for 30 capsules (30 × $0.19561 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.

All 4 NDCs

Other strengths, forms and brands

12 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name propranolol hydrochloride with PROPRANOLOL ER 120 MG CAPSULE.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
INDERAL XL 80 MG CAPSULE
brand · capsule, extended release
$68.70376 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$70.97725 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
INNOPRAN XL 80 MG CAPSULE
brand · capsule, extended release
$68.70376 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$70.90937 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PROPRANOLOL 10 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.04657 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.15355 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PROPRANOLOL 20 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.0493 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.15355 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PROPRANOLOL 20 MG/5 ML SOLN
generic · solution
$0.09221 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
PROPRANOLOL 40 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.07658 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23 to 2026-09-30
$0.15355 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PROPRANOLOL 40 MG/5 ML SOLN
generic · solution
$0.13316 per ML filed
eff. 2026-04-22
We don’t know yet
PROPRANOLOL 60 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.15881 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.15355 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PROPRANOLOL 80 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.15905 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.15355 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PROPRANOLOL ER 60 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule, extended release
$0.17007 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.57945 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PROPRANOLOL ER 80 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule, extended release
$0.19078 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.57945 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PROPRANOLOL ER 120 MG CAPSULE this page
generic · capsule, extended release
$0.19561 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.57945 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
PROPRANOLOL ER 160 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule, extended release
$0.305 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.57945 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. 2026-04-22, 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

The middle of its 4 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.19561 per EA filed.

Of the 76 other products in FDA’s beta-Adrenergic Blocker class priced per EA, 44 have a higher middle NADAC price and 32 a lower one. The one in the middle is NADOLOL 40 MG TABLET, at $0.26544 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 $17.38 for 30 capsules, at an average of $0.57945 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Propranolol HCl ER” and “Propranolol HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 1,123,421 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 PROPRANOLOL ER 120 MG CAPSULE 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 Propranolol HCl ER / Propranolol 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.